One of television's great contributions is that it brought murder back into the home, where it belongs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hitchcock suggests television normalized domestic violence by bringing crime into the living room.
- In plain terms
- TV made murder feel normal at home.
- What can you take from it?
- Media can desensitize viewers to violence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does TV change our values?
- Where does violence belong?
Another view
Murder was not truly acceptable in the home before TV.
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