Pop culture is simply defined as “Commercial culture based on popular
taste.” Pop culture though, is more than just a commercial culture that people
follow. It has to do with being unique, and different, but at the same time,
fitting in the time and culture that you’re in. In society today, people tend
to like different things, but they also have to fit within what people like. For
example, the artist Nicki Minaj, performs songs that many people enjoy. Anyone
could have done what she had done, sing a song, become famous, and reach her
dreams. In order for her to keep her
name out there, she needed to do a sense of branding. The unique attire, and
the way she presents herself, causes people to take a step back and look at
more than just her music. This plays a big part in pop culture, people follow,
but until something new comes up, there is nothing to follow. Novels that are written nowadays also take
the “following” idea. Writers started to create novels that were based off of
fan base. The syntax of novels slowly started to form into how people normally
spoke to each other. Novels started to tell stories that people could relate to
in their everyday life. For example, in the biography, Delivering Happiness-
A path to profits, passion, and purpose, writing in this novel is very similar
to the way people speak. Slang is now being used in novels as something that is
normal. Pop culture displays the idea of following new things, but also the
creation of new ideas.
-Nancy Lai, Kelsey Nakamura, Janelle Li, Zachary Lindecamp
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