Reflections on Brandt

Reflections on Brandt

I had a hard time relating this essay to anything other than my beliefs of what society’s responsibilities are on a local level in this country. I honestly do not see how anyone could ague against sponsorship for something as necessary as literacy, a basic human need. To raise the awareness of illiteracy by way of media facilitates a more educated society. It is an advertisement for empowerment. I do, however, think this should be a multi-lingual endeavor by the sponsors. As Brant discusses, everybody’s literacy needs are different and groups need to be somewhat compartmentalized. Natural association will do this to an extent---religious organizations, supervisors, teachers, etc… However, even those groups need to be broken down into different functional levels. Although Mrs. Hong and 14-year-old Danny Hernandez are both members of X church, it is likely that they do not have the same needs. Not only are sponsors and