Write at least 300 words on the following - you must address each question, with concrete examples from the
book!:
In the book "High Fidelity" one of the characters says "What matters is what you like, not what you are like,"
which suggests that your personal tastes are more important than your character.
1) Explain how this idea was expressed in the book by the behavior of the three guys in the store. You can
write about Rob's girlfriends, but you have to address the store.
2) Address how the guys' behavior concerning music can be explained in terms of the concepts of subculture
and subcultural capital, concepts which are discussed in Lesson 6. Address 1) what you think is their musical
subculture, and 2) what the subcultural capital is in this subculture. You should draw from the discussion of
these concepts in the Lesson 6 lecture and the associated material in Grazian. Address both subculture and
subcultural capital as both concepts and with examples from the book
3) Address how/if the main characters at the store adhered to this idea throughout the book. Did they change
their view of the importance of taste, and if so, what are some examples?
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