Ring Around the Collar

Niel Postman's article "The Parable of the Ring Around the Collar," had very religious views on advertisements. In society today, an other word for advertisements is "commercials." Postman's article was all about television and religious advertisements. For example, Postman explains a story about a couple having dinner at a restaurant. This couple have an awkward moment during this dinner but after they go from being angry to being happy. In postman's article, this is used as an example of one's religion. Also, in this article Postman explains how television commercials no role in bringing in one's religious transformation, but they do do reflect the change. Postman has a great way of explaining and showing the importance of commercials.

In the very last sentence in Postman's article says, "That is why we have a solemn obligation to keep television commercials under the continuous scrutiny of hermeneutics." This last sentence to Postman's article is an example and shows the importance of these religious advertisements/commercials.