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Exploring Themes of Ignorance in Modern Society: Analyzing Gaiman and Moss

This essay delves into the themes of willful ignorance as depicted in Neil Gaiman's "The Day the Saucers Came" and Michael Moss's "Salt, Sugar, Fat." We will explore how both authors highlight societal tendencies to overlook crucial issues, using comparisons from each text to illustrate the impact of this ignorance on everyday life. The essay will also address the debate between immediate and incremental change in resolving dangerous societal problems, with references to Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt." Support your opinions with examples and direct quotes from the literature discussed.

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Exploring Themes of Ignorance in Modern Society: Analyzing Gaiman and Moss

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  1. Essay Exam Review

  2. Themes? • Come up with themes from the text that relate to the articles and poems from the text book. • Raise your hand and share

  3. Quotes • Now we want you to have a list of quotes from the book to use on the test • So raise your hand and share page numbers!

  4. Thesis Statement • In “The Day the Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman and Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss both authors describe people’s willful ignorance to the world around them. • Step 1: Identify the article/ author and book/ author

  5. Thesis Statement • In “The Day the Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman and Salt, Sugar, Fat by Micahel Moss both authors describe people’s willful ignorance to the world around them. • Step 2: Identify main point

  6. Thesis Statement • In “The Day the Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman and Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss use comparisons from both texts to show willful ignorance in the everyday lives of the societies that they describe. • Step 3: Make sure it answers the question

  7. Writing time… • Use Ray Bradbury's The Veldt and our readings from Salt, Sugar, Fat to discuss the debate between solving a dangerous problem (i.e, violent tendencies in children or unhealthy habits that cause heart disease, obesity, diabetes) with change that must occur at once, in order to avert disaster, and incremental change that happens over a longer period of time.  What are the pros and cons of each, as demonstrated in the two readings?  Where do you stand on this issue?  Support your opinion with examples and direct quotations from the text.

  8. Thesis • Start by writing your thesis

  9. Idea Map • Start with a web! • Just like elementary school it will make your life easier!

  10. Writing time… • The “Rise and Fall of Consumer Culture” discussed how the norms of our current consumerism are making it difficult for us to live sustainably on our planet, and urge us to change our ways quickly. Use Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss and specific examples from “A History of Dating “ to show how this kind of cultural pressure is working in different areas of our lives. How much can/ should we do to combat these norms? Use evidence from the above two pieces to support your answer.

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