Maybe I went into the wrong profession

For my Disney online class, after we read the books/articles and watch the shorts/films for the week, we have to post on the discussion board. Some of the posts are in response to the professor's questions, some are in response to our classmates' posts. Tonight, I read a post by Holly, and it made me feel so good to see my name quoted in APA format:

As a response to May Chang's report on both films - I really enjoyed certain aspects that stood out to you within the films. Certainly, “Shere Khan and Cruella DeVille seem like manifestations of evil” (Chang) and I, too, placed my focus on the dislike I had for these two characters when watching the films. I think Disney wanted to create films that had a distinctive good and evil plot, portraying to the American public that good will always overcome evil: “By having one clear antagonist, the audience can focus their dislike to one character, and can feel good when the evil plan is foiled” (Chang). Perhaps Disney wanted to show his audience the choices that they have in life, namely in a changing time one has the choice to go down a path of good or evil. Moreover, I think your assessment on Disney's interest in other countries is very valid: “Since American Isolation came to an end with our involvement in WWII, there was an increasing interest in foreign countries. Jungle Book, set in India, took advantage of the rising interest in the Far East” (Chang). The American public must have, indeed, found this aspect of the film fascinating, or rather Disney placed an interest into the homes of America highlighting that travel and foreign countries must be explored. However, I do also think, like you stated, that Disney promoted values of the American middle class – One Hundred and One Dalmatians certainly explores the middle class – Roger and Anita try to establish, and ultimately earn, a life living the “American Dream.”

I really liked seeing my name cited. Made me feel smart. Maybe I should've gone into something where I need to get published in high-brow journals so people can quote me in their dissertations and stuff.