Megan Aragon: Fragmentation

In this chapter, McKee gives us a question to think about throughout the chapter, whether it would be good or not for our society if our public sphere was divided in each culture due to their differences. McKee, just like in the previous chapters, shows the readers two different views. McKee points out there are those who do not believe in spliting the public sphere due to the culture differences, because then we wouldnt be working together as a group in a nation of democracy. There would be too many differences and beliefes that it would lead to democracy being unsuccessful. Those who believe that it would be good to have different public spheres accordingly to different cultures, they believe we would have access to different public spheres in each cultures, then we would have access to different ideas and teaches each individuals to think for themselves.

i think we should have one public sphere, because if we dont, then it would be pulling everyonoe away frome ach other and we would not have a nation of democracy. I believe it is healthy for us to work together, and we are allowed to express our ideas and thoughts as we work together. For example, in our English 240 class, is our public sphere, and we work together understand McKee's book. Yet, we still are able to express our opinions about what McKee's book. Our public sphere is created by 16 people we have in this class with 16 different, unique minds and that is what makes our public sphere the way it is. Then we also have our private sphere and every person has that right to have a private sphere and I believe there are things that should remain private, such our cultural methods. If we choose to live in a certain cultural method, then we should have that right to have that private choice and not have to hear anyone else tell us how to culturally live.