Caitlin's Interviews

When looking at the answers I got to my interview questions, I noticed some trends, but also some differences. I interviewed Dr. Shellard, my dad who owns his own clothing company and corporate job, and my brother who attends a Chicago Performing Arts High School. One of the things they all had in common was the idea of technology. They all said that what is unique to this century is the technology we have now, since it has advanced so much from past centuries. Another thing they had in common was that they all said that the thing that separates us from animals is the characteristic we all share which is the ability to express ourselves. Animals can feel pain but we as humans can feel guilt, regret, sorrow and many other feelings. My brother said that people are most concerned about their own style and what clothes they were, where my dad and Dr. Shellard said that most people were concerned about financial security.

            Hearing my brother say that he thinks people are most concerned about style didn’t surprised me since that’s what he and his peers are most concerned about.  My brother has always been “out there,” always wearing something no one has seen before, or dying his hair bizarre colors, so going to a Performing Arts High School all he is concerned with in the morning is making himself stand out. My dad and Dr. Shellard are concerned with their families and the people they work with everyday. Being a consumer and part of the economy, this is what they worry about. From these interviews I’ve learned that everything depends on the person and what their environment is like. Someone who comes from a poor family who is maybe living on the streets is mostly likely concerned about if they get dinner tonight when looking at the bigger picture, it seems that people share the same views but if you ask a more specific question, the answers could be complete opposites. This just makes the project more difficult. How do you create something that represents what the 21^st century human is when to different people, can seem so different?