Invisible Narrative

                                                                           Invisible Narrative

Never did I realize how most things we read have an invisible narrative. Most of them are things we face today. When I was introduced to a few different invisible narratives in class, and my task was to find what the invisible narrative is. It was easy to find because I was assigned to look for it. But I never really thought how the media and television also have invisible narratives. Television shows I watched when I was younger like Family Guy, The Simpsons, and just advertisements in general. Some television shows have stereotypes that people don’t catch on until they are told to look for something you wouldn’t catch unless you watch it a few times.  Or memes people post on Facebook and Instagram. Most of the time its compares to different rather it be the same race or different race. In the media they try to persuade people to buy things although they may not need it.

 In the invisible narrative of zero cost I felt that one stood out the most to me. I don’t know why I guess because I could relate to it the most. Especially since I love to shop I witness it almost every day. When I was online purchasing some phone cases it said if I buy 3 I can get free shipping. Or if I spent a certain amount I can get free shipping. When I go shopping for clothes it says if I get 3 pairs of pants I can get 30 percent off although I was only going in to the store to get one pair of pants. In the invisible narrative it shows how people will only buy more because they will receive a free item. However they don’t really need that many item. I see the zero cost happen especially in grocery store. Every isle I go down the zero cost is there. For example buy two Oreos get one free. Or buy one family sized cereal get one free. Buy 3 cans of soup get two free.

In the article of Zero Cost, it shows how people are so infatuated with word zero and have free that they don’t realize they’re buying more than what they actually need to get a free item. I myself have done that before. I usually don’t realize until later that only need one not two or three.  It just goes to show how the zero cost value can have many people purchase more than what they need.

This assignment on invisible narratives really opened my eyes on a lot of things. When I watch television I think about what the hidden point is now. I remember I used to watch a show called Mary Jane and I watched it a few days ago and it really is trying to show how a black woman is depicted.  It shows Mary Jane as having a job with not a boyfriend but messes around with a guy who is married. Meaning she is weak and cannot get her own man, and not every African American women is like that. I bet it is other shows are similar but that didn’t stand out until my assignment on invisible narratives.

 In some invisible narratives in television usually do stereotypes and tries to make it a joke and the audience usually think it is funny but I don’t agree with it.  Most of the hidden points in invisible narratives are true and sad but not everyone catches on to them. But besides that I think it is interesting how most things we are faced with in our everyday life have a hidden point.

  It shows Mary Jane as having a job with not a boyfriend but messes around with a guy who is married. Meaning she is weak and cannot get her own man, and not every African American women is like that. I bet it is other shows are similar but that didn’t stand out until my assignment on invisible narratives.

 In some invisible narratives in television usually do stereotypes and tries to make it a joke and the audience usually think it is funny but I don’t agree with it.  Most of the hidden points in invisible narratives are true and sad but not everyone catches on to them. But besides that I think it is interesting how most things we are faced with in our everyday life have a hidden point.