I believe Dickstein was right in his belief that Art creates a form of escapism, as well as allowing people to think in a more creative, less literal way that can stimulate growth and perspective in times of struggle. Dickstein stated that the “economic devastation of 2008 created more than just financial trouble, it is accompanied with psychological depression, feelings of low morale, feeling hopeless, and a terrifying sense that the future will bare only trouble.” These feelings cannot be fully accounted for or fixed with the government talking about the situation at hand. Times like these demand another form of encouragement to get the mental and economic state of being back from despair. Art, in any sense, has helped people grow, learn, and adapt to the constantly changing world we live in. In today’s time, we do not have any crisis regarding the stability of the economic market, but we do have major issues in other areas. For example, there are huge movements happening with the LGBTQ community and it continues to grow because the popular culture is becoming less judgmental and more open with how people feel and what people need to thrive. The movement really caught fire and began in 2015 when Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner announced his transition from being a male to female. This sparked something all over the world but for the first couple years and still now mainly in the United States. People all over were now comfortable enough to announce their own truths, the thought that “if Bruce can do it on a global stage then I can do it in my own life” snowballed all over. Thus creating a new future where people can feel much more confident and aware of who they are without the fears of rejection. Another example I see in today’s society is in Comedy acts. Comedy is a great form of art; it creates a whole new perspective for situations. If we can turn a terrible situation into a “I mean come on, how did we let this happen, really?” kind of joke, we can accept it better and grow from it. With that being said, popular culture is not always following good patterns. The new movie ‘The Joker’ has stemmed a lot of talk about how people relate more with the Joker and identify as someone as lost as he is. The movie is said to depict a lot of real life situations and circumstances of unfair treatment. This is bad because the popular culture will follow with negative thoughts and actions to back up their fears. To answer the question simply, Dickstein is correct that people will seek another form of relief during bad times, but that reliance on escapism can create a sense of dependency that we NEED something other than reality to help us grow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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