Convergences

The first thing i learned after the reading was about messages. There is a lot more to the message from a book, an add, a movie, etc. then you really ever think about. To really grasp the message you have to look a lot deeper into it and the person communicating it. The person communicating the message has to really think before they present it about their audience and how their message will be portrayed. Iv'e never really thought about how a simple message can go so much deeper than it's first appearance. The thought that it's creator puts into it goes a lot farther than just simply writing or drawing something off of the top of their head. This all connects with the writers method. The way they go about conveying their message. After reading about methods, I really thought about the importance of the way you express a message. The way you say anything, even if it is something simple can be perceived in so many different ways. This all goes along with knowing your audience. If you say "hi" in a dull voice to a concerned friend be prepared for them to assume something is wrong with you. The method you use to explain a message applies for so many different aspects of life that I never even considered. The third word that was discussed in the book was medium. The medium has multiple meanings and ties in with messages and methods. This is because the medium is the tangible tool used to get the message across and the affects the method the writer uses. The medium is often the media because the media is a main tool to get messages across. The book also goes over the purpose of writing the text in the first place and the context of where it came from. After reading about all of this, my eyes have really been opened to how much thought goes into each writers or artists head when they express something whether it be a writing, a song, a painting, or a commercial. I now understand the meaning of message, method and medium and how they correlate with each other. It's really surprising when you think about how all of these things affect how our world is run.