I think that if the writer of "Novel Reading: A Cause of Female Depravity" was writing this today, I'm not really sure what his or her subject would be exactly. I definitely think it would involve the media, but I am not sure which part has more influence between television shows, advertisements, music videos, ect. I think it would be obvious to think about television shows being a bad influence on young women because of how most of the shows depict women in morally "bad" ways, but then I think about myself and shows like Sex and the City. I've seen probably every episode three times absolutely love that show, but I'm definitely nothing like any of those girls, and watching their actions hasn't really made any influence on my life. So, that leads me to believe that maybe TV isn't the root of all evil.
I think that peer pressure and the desire to fit in could be a subject in this novel if it was written today. I think that girls are more influenced to act or dress in a certain way depending on what their friends are doing and what is considered cool at the time. I think that young girls are more likely to act in a certain way because of what the other girls in school are doing, not necessarily what they see on TV.
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Great post, Katie! I agree with you, though. I think that had that been written today, it would have been a lot about peer pressure. Also, the media aspect. Young girls are soooooo influenced by the media. What they see in magazines and on TV is what they try to imitate and dress and act like. I think that's what would be the big thing addressed in something like "Novel Reading" if it was written today.
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