Young

In Young's essay, we learn that images are a key point to crime in the media and Young makes the specific point that taking the images for granted is something that should not be done. Without such images, we can sometimes feel disconnected from what is really going on.  As Young points out with her example from Kill Bill, while we know she was raped in the hospital we do not actually feel that much of a connection to what has happened because no images were presented to us of the rape.

I feel that Young has assessed the use of images quite well because images are a gateway into another life. I know for a fact that I feel more sympathy for someone in a movie who has been tortured if I actually see the images of it happening but if the person is just telling the story, the impact just isn't nearly as great.

People respond to what they hear AND see,  everything is much more believable when the human eye can see what is going on. While there is the saying "have faith", it is simply human nature not to believe until the proof has been shown. Sure we gossip and such but gossip only brings about the curiosity. Once the curiosity is instilled, you don't just sit around and take it for what it is, you do what you can to confirm the story and that usually means seeing what the gossip is.