"The owl has flown"

Birkerts makes so many good points in this essay, it is difficult for me to even choose a way to summarize it. He talks about reading, how in the past it was a sign of worldliness and culture, and how now anyone can obtain the same knowledge quickly by turning on the television or going to a movie. How before you would have to travel, look for important books, as opposed to now, when they are at our immediate disposal. He says that our way of reading has changed, that now it is difficult for us to really absorb the information completely, because we take for granted how easily we can obtain this information.

Also referenced was the difference we absorb information from film as opposed to page. He said it is important to examine how we absorb information, as it has a large affect on how we perceive reality. The most important point he has made, in my opinion, is that the harder we have to work for something, the harder we should work, and not give up. That it is vital to come to an accurate perception of reality.