MTV Mike

I find Mike’s writing style to be suprisingly refreshing. Mike writes a meaningful introspective essay that never loses its sense of lightheartedness. He does this by using humorous metaphors and almost childish humor to lighten up his writing. Mike writes critically about the effect of the media on children without becoming out of touch with today’s world. Mike writes about his own inability to free himself of the long reach of MTV. Mike reminds us that while we may find MTV as a big joke, we were all highly affected by MTV in our preteen years. As preteens, we were not always able to distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality. I believe that Mike is right when he talks about how MTV pushes us towards the golden rule as we age. It did not take me long to realize that I did not want every party I attended to end in a drunken fight, which is usually what happened at the end of “The Real World”. Mike’s true weakness may be that his writing may not translate well to readers who did not live in the “MTV Generation”.