THE FIRST PERSON Commentary and to criticize Social Media ELLA CHEEVER THAYER
The Hidden story of Wired Love Dots and Dashes. This novel was published in 1879 about the first online Romance. Ella Cheever Thayer by occupation was a telegraph operator in Boston Massachusetts to Support herself..
She writes this cute story about a Romance between Nettie Rogers and Clem Stanwood whom are Telegraph operators. They first start communicating through the first social network the Morse Code. Nettie didn't know Clem his handlers name was C. That is how they communicating through their handlers names.
In the book she does point out the dangers of Online flirtation when the: Chapter VI Collapse of Romance THE DARK SIDE ON NOT KNOWING WHO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE
Drunken fat Red hair Dutchman
Page 58-62
A frightful man whom Nattie
believes in Operator C. He is scary,
smelly and drunk. Nattie is scare by
this encounter. Due to this meeting, she
brushes off Clem. Quimby tells Nattie
that something like this could have ended in tragedy and this was
dangerous. Quimby has a romantic
interest in Nattie and he felt the need to protect her.
That fat Dutchman knows
Clem. He takes it upon himself to
impersonate as C. Fraudulent meeting
which causes Nattie to ignore C.
Note: Chapter VI Collapse of Romance
The dark side of the Online
Romance
The Dark side of this tail is
that this fat red breaded smelly drunken man decided upon himself to pose as
somebody that he is not C that Nattie picture. And this placed a terrible scare
and fear into her heart and soul that this monstrous man poses as the dark side
of unfortunate Consequences of an online Romance of a party she has not seen
face to face. To this point she
discontinues the Romance with C.
However, Clem doesn't understand why Nettie breaks it off with him and this is what he does:
C Clem Stanwood
Page 9, 15, 72, 80 & 81
C stands for His handler’s
name--First Nettie Knows him as Handler C.
Stranger handsome young man Pg 72--Since she doesn't return any communication with Clem he appears to her as the handsome stranger and he doesn't tell her who he is.
Clem Stanwood is reveals Operator C
Page 80 & 81 and a college buddy of Quimby. At the Sunday Feast Clem tells Nettie who he is.
However, in the Book She drops three hints through novels written by Charles Dickens.
Special Note: the
Author is influenced heavily by Charles Dickens
She mentions three novels by Mr.
Dickens
1. The
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844 pg
26
Social
Criticism
Source:
2.
Our Mutual Friend Published 1864 pg 99
Social
Commentary
Source:
3.
Dombey & Sons 1848 Pg 74
Social Criticism
Source:
Two Novels by Dickens are about Criticism and one is commentary. Today we do get a lot of Commentary about the Internet and through the fact we use a lot of Social Media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media can be used for positive information for example a recall on a bad product. Or it can be used from Fraud or something more sinister. It all comes down to buyer be aware. If something sounds to good to be true always research or walk away.
In the Story Cyn tells Nettie they should wired the rooms up so they can socialize with one another which creates the first chat room among friends. So Chat Rooms are not new. Its just more used today to talk with people all over the world.
Also I like how Ella, brings to the front as commentary about the dangers online Communication with someone that was a total Stranger. In this world we have seen to many online stories that don't always end on positive note.
Wired Love I believe is the book to deal with the Positives and negatives online Romances. People call this book cute. I do think its cute, however, I have addressed the positives and negatives. She clearly by using Charles Dickens who was a social commentator and Criticizer in her book. Was that clever of her?
Yes that was very clever of Ella to use Charles Dickens novels to express how she felt about online romances and communicating with friends.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844
Our Mutual Friend Published of Social Commentary 1864
Dombey & Sons Social Criticisms 1848
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844
Our Mutual Friend Published of Social Commentary 1864
Dombey & Sons Social Criticisms 1848
Wired Love Dots and Dashes by Ella Cheever Thayer
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