But in my mind I realise I have turned Metzger into this character of turmoil – one who is desperate for survival. Like the father in The Road, pushing the trolley forwards carrying his past with him into the future, Metzger is there with his bag of possessions. MASS MEDIA: Today and Yesterday (2009) was a piece that gave a sense of a man so preoccupied with this duty to do something, his moral obligation to do something for the world, even if that be through collecting newspapers: to keep a record of now, of the past, of measuring just like the man I used to see on my way to school, collecting newspapers, perhaps it is just a need know about anything and everything – just to be aware.
The essay can be read in full on Academia.
