Our Language Are Our Metaphors Summary

The novel begins with Postman sharing his thoughts about media and the way the public perceives it. He recalls the theory of his old professor-McLuhan- which states, “The medium is the message.” Postman expressed his disagreement and wrote, “The medium is the metaphor.” Postman ends the chapter by saying: “Our languages are our media. Our media are our metaphors. Our metaphors create the content of our culture.”

Postman describes the change in media culture by describing the changes that have taken place since the transition between reading and television. Basically, he says that by watching the news on television people are becoming more ignorant and the reports are becoming absurd. To conclude the chapter Postman writes, “Our intelligence