Facts are important for knowing that information is true. They are pretty concrete unless there is new information refuting it. Yet, it is tricky to accept facts due to our own emotions. In some cases, it can affect our views. It is difficult to understand what people type on the internet without proper facts. The novel “I Hate the Internet” ,by Jarett Kobek, has a part about negative backlash when the main character was recorded stating some unpopular opinions on Youtube. The character was “unknowledgeable” and commenters used her words as proof. In this situation, the internet can be a bit trivial when it comes to fact about people. With our technology, certain people feel protected behind a screen. They feel that with anonymity, they’re actions are not monitored. When these situations happen, there is a lack of fact-checking. Our emotions have a tendency to blind us to certain aspects of people, then we use facts to make a confirmation. Most people want to have solid proof with any claim made. The reason why could be credibility. When you are credible, people prefer to listen and use those facts. Rarely, people want to use facts to challenge their own views. Back to my earlier example, the claims made against the main character are untrue. While explaining themselves, the people felt that their “facts” were challenged. Then, the people proceeded to give new negative comments. When it comes to information on the internet, I think people need not to take opinions as facts.

The audience can be voyeuristic when it comes to the medium of the characters. It is the sense of viewing something that is private form the audience. In that case, we become part of the medium or narrative as well. Two examples that prove a voyeuristic audience is Rear Window(film) and “It had to be Murder” (short story). In Rear Window, the main character is on house rest due to a broken leg. We learn that he has taken to watching his neighbors, the plot is the same for the short story. Each character is watching and taking part in others lives without actually interfering. As an audience, we are the same because we don’t interfere with the narrative, but watch and comment. The audience in both mediums recognizes the voyeuristic nature. It’s translated into the audience and the outside world, and the window acts as a second lens. The window is our lenses to people watching. It creates a barrier between the performer and the audience. The illusion is that you are watching entertainment. The window in both mediums is a video camera, without the recording. When we watch movies or television, it’s encased in a square like frame almost like a window. So it gives the same principles to people watching through windows. The voyeuristic nature of the audience is reflected like everyday life.