One of the activities we did in class was getting into small
groups and analyzing what we noticed about representations in popular culture.
My representation group was responsible for sharing ideas and examples of how
Good vs Evil is represented in popular culture.
Out of the many great examples that my group came up with of how Good vs
Evil is represented in pop culture, I personally think that the greatest one is
the news. Everyday as we watch the news,
we always hear about the current crimes that are happening in this world.
Usually, the officer that arrested an assailant is the good guy of the media
and the person who was accused of the crime is the bad guy. The battle between
the cop vs the assailant is a prime example of how Good vs Bad is present in today’s
media.
The way that Good vs Bad are represented in writing are
similar to social media. As we read stories, we are usually presented with a
hero aka “good guy” and the villain aka
the “bad guy” and there is usually a conflict between both sides in a story.
After analyzing both social media and writing and finding
similarities, it is safe to state that it is inevitable that Good vs Evil is
present in both cultures.
I absolutely agree! Stories wouldn't really be stories if it didn't have the factor of good vs. evil in it. All of them would be either all good people in the story and everybody are all happy go lucky or everyone would be evil and no good sides would be presented.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read your post, first thing i could thing about was the movie Megamind! Megamind could not enjoy being evil without having a superhero to fight against. Can never do anything evil if you dont have anyone to go against.
ReplyDeleteGood vs. Evil is definitely present in popular culture (media) and in real life. You and your group had a great example of this! In movies there is almost always a bad and good guy. Even in like romantic comedies there is usually the annoying bad boy that the girl is with. That is so cool I never even realized.
ReplyDeleteI think that Good vs. Evil is not only inevitable but has become a necessity in society. The good guys need the bad guys to keep their purpose and roles as the heroes. Sometimes I think that it is hard to pick which side you want to cheer for because sometimes the bad guys seems to have a good reason to do what their doing. Sometimes they are doing this unnecessary evil for someone they care about or to help other people.
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