Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Contemporary Connection: Eva Luna and Snapchat

 
 
As we already know, Eva Luna is all about story telling. Eva tells through stories, and Rolf  Carle tells through videos. On page 218 it says:

Rolf Carle, meanwhile had become a roving celebrity. He had filmed several documentaries that won him renown outside of the country...had been promoted to the directorship of the national television network, and who was an advocate of dynamic and bold programming, always sent Rolf to the source for the news....Carle filmed catastrophes, wars, kidnapping, trials, coronations, summit meetings, and other events that kept him far from his own world.
 
In the "modern world," our generation is known for being very tech savvy. In 2011, Evan Spiegel launches the app Snapchat. At first, it allowed users to take a picture and send it to their followers. Within twenty four hours the picture was erased. Now, the app uses pictures, video, instant messaging and can send money. A user can upload these pictures and video's to their "story." These stories are an easy and fast way to spread entertainment and news.
 

1 comment:

  1. Molly..
    This is a really cool connection you were able to make. I didn't even realize something I use everyday related to this novel. Shows that we are able to make our own stories and show the world (or our close friends) about what is going on in our lives. Which is exactly what Eva is doing by sharing this story and exactly what Rolf Carle does with his documentaries. Very cool and interesting connection you made.

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