Assignment task: Building on the thesis you developed in Part I, construct an analytical essay in which you employ a focus, maintain a claim, and support your claim with evidence drawn from the text. Your evidence will involve your own analysis (interpretation) of the text. You are required to elevate your analysis by demonstrating familiarity with the following course readings: "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Be sure to apply specific concepts discussed in the articles during your analysis of specific aspects of "How Instagram Turned a Holocaust Memoir Into a Self-Help Manifesto."
"How Instagram Turned a Holocaust Memoir Into a Self-Help Manifesto."
"Is Google Making Us Stupid?"
Thesis:
Instagram's recent appropriation of Viktor Frankl's Holocaust memoir Man's Search for Meaning as a self-help manifesto is an example of the power of social media to redefine cultural narratives and challenge traditional understandings of trauma and resilience. By examining how Instagram has translated Frankl's narrative into a source of inspiration and motivation, we can gain insight into how social media is changing the way we perceive and process traumatic experiences.