Understanding McLuhan/Understanding McLuhan (1996)(Voyager)[Mac-PC].iso/pc/mcluhan.dxr/04910_Field_OMDK T9.txt

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leave university. I’ve had it.” And he said “Oh, this
is ridiculous. You should know, that if you are
bored by what you are reading and what you are
doing it’s because you don’t know what you are
looking for. This is your problem. You don’t know
what you are looking for.” And I was ready to
admit to that, as to anything else. And I said “Yes
that is correct. So what should I be looking for?”
And he said, “What’s your theme?” And I explained
that it was on tragedies. And he said “Well, do you
know what tragedy is?” And I said “Well, yes it’s an
art form.” “Oh, it’s not an art form, it’s a medium,
it’s a communication strategy. It’s a medium of
commune—it’s saying something. It’s