How does Sturgeon portray the media and its influence on/relationship to society? How does it (the media) relate to the theme of loneliness in the story? In our world today?
The impact of the media plays a significant role in the societal views that the young lady encounters when trying to live her life as any everyday human being. She is mistreated/harassed by management, society, landlords as well as set up multiple times on dates to try and get her to reveal the secret told by the saucer. Sturgeon seems to use the media to display how one's image can be misinterpreted based on how the media presents it. This is shown in the article multiple times as the young lady gets fired from her job merely based on her reputation and the thought of her being a spy (88). This portrayal of the media expands into the theme of loneliness as it allows for viewers to formally relate in some manner to the story being expressed or results to ISOLATING those individuals shown through the media from society. Also media relates to the theme of loneliness as both are easy to acquire in that the media influences society to view individuals differently based upon their depiction/story. Loneliness is easy to acquire in relation to how society may choose to view one and set them apart based on their story. The media all in all is an easily attainable resource that can make or break various situations as it has a heavily influence even today, in the effects upon it's viewers and those negatively represented.
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