in class klosterman vs identity.

1. One thing we connect identity to from Klosterman's reading is when he's talking about how he doesn't feel like he knows the people he interviews. We think this correlates to identity because sometimes people are 'fake' with who they are around certain people and Klosterman thinks that the relationship between an interviewer and an interviewee is fake. Klosterman always says that sometimes the interviewer asks questions a certain way so the answers go in a certain direction. We can connect that to identity because you may shift your identity a certain way while hanging out with a certain group of friends so you fit in. 2 & 3. Klosterman's overarching research question is whether or not we should stop asking questions. Klosterman says that we shouldn't stop asking questions because it's a way to find out more about people. We agree that it's important to ask questions to build relationships and get to know people on a deeper level. 4. An interviewer or reporter has a set plan on how they want a story to go before they even conduct interviews. With that in mind, they tend to steer the interviewee in a certain direction to fit their plan. Even if the interviewer doesn't say exactly what the reporter is looking for, there's a way to edit and manipulate one's words to coincide with yours without actually changing any words. One example we talked about what when an interviewee decides not to answer a question. With not answering, the reporter or interviewer can draw certain conclusions that may be false and publicize their idea on what the silence means. 5. Morris's argument poses a good point. If people were reasonable and say the media or interviews or what they were, they would avoid interviews all together. They would be able to see how easy it is for the media to manipulate and change the meaning of something you say to say something completely different. However, not everyone thinks like that and strive to be in the limelight at all costs even if that meant harming their reputation for something they didn't even mean to say.