Culture Is Ordinary: Assignment # 2

I think Raymond Williams is a very detailed writer. The author uses the tool of figurative imagination to convey to his audience a detailed look at where he once lived. Williams starts out the article by saying: "Culture is Ordinary", and finishes the article by restating: "Culture is Ordinary." This obviously is really important to his idea of Culture as a whole while looking at from two aspects. "the known meanings and directions, and the new observations and meanings." Williams chooses to write his article by first painting a picture of his culture, showing how culture is yes ordinary, but also very unique to one's own life. Williams is not concerned about "stating the facts." Williams is more concerned about conveying the natural idea that everyone's soceity is different, and that one learns what he or she knows by the soceity they live in, and their personal experiences. I like how Williams also touches on the fact that he asks questions not only about general facts or differences, but also deep personal meanings of different cultures.