Question

What is one reason Postman believes television is a myth in current culture?

A. Because TV offers an unbiased view on a plethora of topics
B. Because TV offers experiences that normal society will never personally experience
C. Because TV is so embedded in the culture that its effects are invisible
D. Because TV is accepted as normal in some societies but shunned in others

Answer 1

C. Because TV is so embedded in the culture that its effects are invisible.

Answer 2

C. Because TV is so embedded in the culture that its effects are invisible

Step-by-step explanation:

Postman refers to French literary theorist Roland Barthes. He argues that “TV has accomplished the status of 'myth'". The point here is to understand what does “myth” mean to Barthes. Postman himself later on explains: “a myth is a way of thinking so deeply embedded in our consciousness that it is invisible”.