In Response: Michelle's Brandt Post

        One of the things that Michelle touched on that came up in the Selfe article is the idea of class. Not only was there a shift in people moving from rural bases to suburban ones, but that shift incurred a class shift as well. The middle class was expanding in a huge way and with that expansion came the proliferation of technology. Taking that in to account came the growing expectation to be able to read and write effectively to get work. Technology and writing have been intertwined since writing was invented. Writing in itself is even a technology invented by humans to communicate to one another. However, I get away from my point. My point is that the social status of Genna's great grandson lead him along a path where reading and writing were important and vital. He is being categorized by the social implications of writing and by participating in these new technologies is learning how to become a productive member of a certain social class. All of these readings tie back to some sort of way that writing and technology help to further stratify social classes in some way. Very interesting thread to note.