Curbing the one Eyed Monster Fiona C. Jenkins New Zealand

Curbing the one Eyed Monster

                      Fiona C. Jenkins

                              New Zealand (1947-)

                                                                                                   So please, oh, please, we beg, we, pray,

               Go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the will

b. Write four levels of meanings to "Curbing the One Eyed Monster"

Literal Comprehension: this essay is written in American context in particular and all over the world in general. Few rich people control most of American TV stations. They have TV as the means to earn money by presenting different false advertisements. By using TV they are elected giving false ideas to people. Though some educated American opposed TV but they can’t do so because they think TV as a hurricane, which can't be escaped from. TV only shows about junk food, false ideas, half-information or reality in pieces. By using TV programs the rich people make people to think what they want. BY using money they give false ideas and earn more money. Any types of people can't be free from the false propagandas. TV normally gives shallow values and beliefs. There are Thousands of violent events and accidents faced by children so they turn to be violent. There is only way to be safe from this poison of TV set is boycotting (not using) it. We should throw TV set from out home/room and put a good bookshelf in its place. Creative works like reading, arts, music, etc can be done instead of watching TV.

Interpretation: Through this easy the essayist might be focusing us to be away from bad intoxication of TV. TV hardly presents core truth, so we don’t live in real world. We live in the world of illusions made by such false advertisements. We should boycott from using it rather creative works like reading, music, art, etc. can be done instead. WE should always be clear about what is real culture and what is the false culture shown in the TV set. We should be alert to select good or real aspects because originality is not given on the TV programs. The crux of this essay is to stop watching TV that can be the best solution.

Critical thinking: Through this easy is focusing on both the uses and misuses of TV it has not given equal credit to advantage of it. If we make productive use of TV, selectively and carefully, we can get a numbers of profits. TV, politics, love like things themselves are not bad but bad players or users make them polluted and useless. Can we live up to date and intellectual life without watching TV? Will people stop watching TV? Will they throw TV set rally? IF we all avoid using TV: How can we know about world events, history and ancient cultures, etc? Can’t we make the best use of TV selecting more informative and productive or intellectual programs? Is throwing TV is final solution.

Assimilation: When I completed reading this easy, I changed my attitude towards advertisements and some of the programs given on the TV set. Before reading it I used to believe almost all commercial advertisements and propagandas broadcast on TV set. I used to think TV would provide100% reality. TV programs are doing public services and developmental activities. I knew that some rich people are using black money and modify the truth. They make TV as the business tool of earning more money befooling public, I won't throw TV set as it is said in the essay rather I will trust only limited programs. I should not kill my valuable time in watching worthless and non-creative advertisements and channels but I will use it selectively.