Period 3 team 5

Pop culture is a combination of interests and activities that the lower and middle class share which composes the zeitgeist today. An excellent example of music from today’s pop culture would be I got a Feeling, by the Black Eyed Peas. It really reflects how great and worry-free the American life is. We don’t have to sleep with one eye open, or worry about any life threatening issues. We can instead just enjoy life and have a comfortable life. Sadly, the world we live in today, doesn’t stress the importance of art. We never needed to go to the theatre to watch a play, nor did we ever have to do the museum to look at art. It’s all online. But the paintings online that people actually put up, are mostly reflecting the scenery architecture has displayed for us today. There are pictures ranging from a cookie cutter houses along a street, to a trolley moving along its rails, to the simplicity of a man reading his book on the beach; all of which show the American life.  A drama that shows the would be Wicked, which a post storyline to the Wizard of Oz. This represents a very nostalgic mood to people as they it brings them back to their childhood.  As the amount of people who value different mediums besides digital begins to fade, society starts to lose interest. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irvine, is an example of the novels today reflects today’s society. Authors are focusing on modern society and writing stories about this time period, rather than historical ones. Hip hop dancing today is also very popular. Hip hop has been adapted to many cultures of the lower class because it acts like a voice for the voiceless.  The moment that people watch and listen to hip hop is because it is a temporary getaway for the oppressed people.  All of these define the sensibility today shows how the people today, reflect their personal feelings through different mediums of art and express themselves. Technology gives the lower classes a voice to express themselves.