I looked at Erving Goffman's The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. It uses the imagery of the theater and acting to portray the importance of human social interaction. According to Goffman, social interaction may be likened to a theater. I also liked how he linked people in everyday life to actors on a stage, each playing a variety of roles. The audience consists of other individuals who observe the role-playing and react to the performances. In social interaction, like in theatrical performances, there is a front region where the actors are on stage in from of an audience. There is also a back region, or back stage, where individuals can be themselves and get rid of their role or identity that they play when they are in front of others.
Some of the main aspects Goffman talked about in this anaolgy were:
Performance
Setting
Appearance
Manner
Front stage
Back stage
Off stage
I found his explaination of how society functions to be very intriguing. When you look at concepts from another perspective, you are able to see things at a whole new level.
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