tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613322410391412524.post8790174648427701181..comments2010-11-16T08:36:38.147-08:00Comments on A Good Start: Blog 13: Journalistic ImmersionRMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802899779728735001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613322410391412524.post-31346107433408655792010-10-19T11:53:53.600-07:002010-10-19T11:53:53.600-07:00It does cheapen the immersion a bit. It's lik...It does cheapen the immersion a bit. It's like a shark diver in a cage - sure, he's in the water with sharks, but he's not facing the same problem as someone free diving.<br /><br />With that being said, I would probably want to hold on to some money as well. Changing perspective can be a difficult and sometimes dangerous proposition. Keeping the money allows him to be a little more adventurous, take chances that he other wise wouldn't, which could make for a more exciting story. Unfortunately, it also strips away a little of the reality of the immersive experience.Casey Kocheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788811363445015971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613322410391412524.post-89311531246467077432010-10-19T06:35:07.587-07:002010-10-19T06:35:07.587-07:00I agree with Sadie's comments, though he's...I agree with Sadie's comments, though he's clearly not hiding the fact that he has the money. In fact, he went into great detail about its location/description/etc. Perhaps he's making a comment on the polarization between himself and his subjects - "the exception of the stoker's singlet." It also appears to serve as a kind of reality safety net (telling him who he really is) as he immerses himself in such a startling different environment.Lawrimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849082005796932364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613322410391412524.post-52532822152328002022010-10-18T15:45:44.833-07:002010-10-18T15:45:44.833-07:00London's holding on to money "just in cas...London's holding on to money "just in case" reminds me of Barbara Ehrenreich and her "just in case" money stash during her immersive experience as a minimum wage worker in "Nickel and Dimed." I feel that in order to truly be an immersive work, one must throw off the "chains" of their real, normal life and fully dive into the life about which they are writing. Knowing that he always had a "safety stash" never allowed London to feel the panic and worry his subjects felt when they knew that the dollar they were spending on food was the very last one to their name. I think London realized it would be worse to know you had no money at all than to be robbed of the little money you did have. I think this emergency stash provided him with a comfort and calm that his subjects never had, and thus, made it impossible for him to truly immerse himself in the abyss.Sadie Cone, Splendid Spaceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631648408662356276noreply@blogger.com