Thursday, October 16, 2008
Borgmann and A Straight Story
Comparing Borgmann with the Straight Story is through deictic discourse. Through the main character this was a way of showing focal practices and the importance of these focal practices. Through this demonstration of deictic discourse it makes people care about the reform that Borgmann has with using the art of in the movie, also the nature, and the relationships he has with other people. Borgmann's technology reform wants to make things more known and to appeal to people's better nature. He wants us to preserve our focal practices and not depend on technology.
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Yes I would have to agree with Rachel as well. I believe that Borgmann wants us to understand the importance of technology but not use it as a crutch. We have to have a understanding of how people survived in pre modern technology. Alvin Straight demonstrates the characteristics that I believe Borgmann represents. Its obvious to tell that Alvin has not lost that since of detachment from friends and family.
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