Sunday, January 8, 2012

A Study of John Kass

When addressing national topics, Kass tends to adopt the tone of, "What has the world come to," noting how the life of a single baby deer tips the political scale and how the 'needs' of shoplifters have moved away from simple subsistence to luxury items such as fillet mignon. However, Kass is sensitive to the topics that individuals are concerned about, as demonstrated in his 12/9/11 post, when he sincerely answers fan mail and addresses a youtube video with good humor. Thus Kasso uses his point of view to widen his reader's eyes, but does it in a way as to make people think, not criticizing them for thinking differently than him. He views society as a work in progress, and knows that it hasn't failed yet because it isn't finished yet.

1 comment:

  1. Emily:
    Noting Kass' irony or subtle humor is a difficult task, and you do a fine job in noting how his views on various topics do represent a range of attitudes.

    +5/5

    Mr. Heller

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