The introduction of this reading is very interesting and seems like Evan is under surveillance by some government officials. Really the introduction can be taken anyway because he makes it seem like he has to escape something that is wrong. He really gets the reader feeling suspenseful for the first part of the article really wanting to figure out why he is fleeing or rather just escaping something.
He has a very interesting way of getting people to read his articles because he turns it into a game, which would require the reader to stay up to date in order to find him and win the money. The fact that so much time was spent to ensure that the game would proceed is extensive to the point where the reader would have to stay tuned. I feel that if I had read this back when this game was going on and had free time, I might actually try finding him myself. Another thing that came out of this game is that the writer even got his own readers involved. They had used social networks, blogging, and chatting amongst themselves in hopes to find Evan.
The fact that Evan got caught I feel gives perfect evidence that it is in fact to hard to escape a digital world unless you COMPLETELY remove all forms of technology from your life. The only way I could see him not being caught is if he was in a cottage and lived like the Sniper from the book "Shooter". Evans story is very interesting.... Maybe Houdini never really could break out of the straight jacket?
Interesting points about the arrangement and presentation of the article...you're right, it's extremely effective, especially for a story of this type.
ReplyDeleteThe traces of ourselves we leave behind while using technology are striking here - it is increasingly difficult to "escape" our digital world.