The Decline of Neatness

Summary

In the article, the author says that the apt tag for our time is “Unkempt generation”. All sectors of the society are infected by the sloppiness virus. People are uncombed, unshaved and undressed now. Frayed, torn and discolored blue jeans are the symbol of times. The jeans factory also noticed the people like this kind of jeans, so they make old jeans for customers. Now, disheveled is in fashion, and neatness is obsolete. Cousins says that there is nothing wrong with comfortable clothes. However, our generation is focus on special and comfortable too much. It is weird that an inappropriate appearance is good in our generation. A same phenomenon is appearing in speech. It is rare to hear a complete sentence in everyday speech. People communicate in chopped-up phrases and short sentences. Neatness is important in appearance and speech. Nowadays, we are linguistic paupers. Violence seems to be a necessary part of language. Some screenwriters also admit that they added foul language in scriptures in purpose to avoid classifying as G rating, because motion-picture are more interesting in R rating movie. This effect also affect on foster attitude. The ability to react instinctively seems to be disappearing. When young men sit in front of TV and see some people are hitting, they seems felt nothing about the violence. The author thinks children would not outgrow casual attitudes toward brutality. The purpose of education is to develop respect of life, and it is failed. One day out society would ruin because our generation’s mind is too dulled to recognize problem. If there were a man had done everything and seen everything, he would feel nothing in the end. The main of the article is about “bad” attitude of appearance and behavior. We have to improve our attitude, and our education system also has to reward children who have good manner to make our society better.

Response

It is true that our generation is strange and weird. When we see murder news which is bloody and cruel, most of us would feel nothing about it. When we see a movie, our first choice would be a R-rating film, because we are afraid of being a “boring” movie. In other words, we are the insensitive generation. This attitude also reflects on our appearance. Many people just wear what they to wear and neglect the situation. We often hear someone who wears slippers and jeans to apply a job. It seems we have lost the skill of considering other people. I think the problem was made by the media and parents. The media should be a communicator of truth. However, the media has become a merchant who sales the information. They would try everything like violent and bloody to attract people’s attention. Then, child would feel nothing about dead men and murder. Parents dote on children to much. They always satisfy children’s requirements though money. In the end, children would think they can everything what they want to do. The media and Parents should change their thoughts and attitude. Otherwise, our society would become a place where are full of selfish people.