As Will Self argue in his article (shown on Network Media blog), he thinks novel, which was the center of our culture, is dying due to the development of digital media. He argued ‘In the digital age, not only is the physical book in decline, but the very idea of ‘difficult’ reading is being challenged.’ It is not hard for me to understand his idea, because I already recognized how less I read now compared with I did in my high school. Digital media more and more replace the role of reading because everyone gets quick life peace now. Compared with spending one week to read a fat book, people now tend to watch a film or TV show coz it is more relaxing and saving time. This phenomenon is just what we should study in uni, to feel these changes and figure out what this trend will lead us to.
The novel is dead
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