Serial Podcast Season 1 Episode 8
In the week before these episodes were published, Hae’s brother posted a comment on reddit.com:
“…TO ME IT’S REAL LIFE. To you listeners, it’s another murder mystery, crime drama, another episode of CSI. You weren’t there to see your mom crying every night, having a heart attack when she got the news that the body was found…you don’t know what we went through. Especially to those who are demanding our family response and having a meet-up… you guys are disgusting. Shame on you. I pray that you don’t have to go through what we went through and have your story blasted to 5mil listeners.”
Sarah seems to respond with a long monologue about how she tried to reach out to Hae’s family, and about how everybody says that Hae was a wonderful person. Think about how your listening experience is affected when the story is about real people who are still alive, instead of fictional characters; and consider the ramifications of when the narrator actually responds to the comments of listeners. Does the reality of the story make it more interesting for you, does it make you uncomfortable, or both? Does it make the story seem less like literature and more like the news, or is it not significantly different from other classic stories you’ve read in class?
Once you decide, write a 250-450 word article. Give the article a title and use quotes from the story.
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