Analysis Of Sherry Turkle's No Need To Call
In “No Need to Call”, Sherry Turkle starts by making a point. Her point is that phone calls have been replaced by text messages, instant messages and emails. She gives examples to show how people benefits from text messages and instant messages. Her first example is Elaine who is seventeen year old. Elaine is a shy person. She uses text messages and instant messages instead of phone calls. She said that shy people can write freely on the screens. After Turkle’s first example, Turkle argues that not only teenagers but also adults is using text messages more often than phone calls since it does not require their attention. Turkle supports her point by giving examples of people who think that “… A phone call asks too much …”. Randolph is a forty
six year old. He believes that “Now that there is e-mail, people expect that a call will be more complicated…People expect it to take time – or else you wouldn’t have called.” After making her point, she shows that the same reasons that brought benefits to people it had effected others. She gives example by showing how replacing phone calls by emails and text messages benefits some people and affects others. Turkle shows an example of the effect replacing phone calls by emails and its affection. Her example is Tara who did know about her friend’s sister death until she met her face-to-face. Tara thinks that if she had called her, she would had known that her friend’s sister had died. However, she shows an opposite example. Her example is Meredith’s story. Meredith knew about her friend’s by instant message, and she says that she “…Had been glad that she did not have to see or speak to anyone.” Finally, Turkle makes her last point which is people is taking out voices from their life via technology. She starts with an example of a story happened to Turkle and her colleague Joyce. Her colleague Joyce thought that a phone call to congratulate Turkle would be “intrusive.” Also, Turkle did not call Joyce and emailed her instead for the same reason. However, Turkle argues that phones had taken over the face-to-face conversations. She finally gives an example of Trey’s law partner story. He found out that his brother’s wife was pregnant from his brother’s blog.
six year old. He believes that “Now that there is e-mail, people expect that a call will be more complicated…People expect it to take time – or else you wouldn’t have called.” After making her point, she shows that the same reasons that brought benefits to people it had effected others. She gives example by showing how replacing phone calls by emails and text messages benefits some people and affects others. Turkle shows an example of the effect replacing phone calls by emails and its affection. Her example is Tara who did know about her friend’s sister death until she met her face-to-face. Tara thinks that if she had called her, she would had known that her friend’s sister had died. However, she shows an opposite example. Her example is Meredith’s story. Meredith knew about her friend’s by instant message, and she says that she “…Had been glad that she did not have to see or speak to anyone.” Finally, Turkle makes her last point which is people is taking out voices from their life via technology. She starts with an example of a story happened to Turkle and her colleague Joyce. Her colleague Joyce thought that a phone call to congratulate Turkle would be “intrusive.” Also, Turkle did not call Joyce and emailed her instead for the same reason. However, Turkle argues that phones had taken over the face-to-face conversations. She finally gives an example of Trey’s law partner story. He found out that his brother’s wife was pregnant from his brother’s blog.