Yesterday Google celebrated John Steinbeck's birthday with a doodle. You can view it through this link - http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/27/john-steinbeck-google-doodle/?iid=nf-article-mostpop1
Literary heroes are celebrated and rightly so, but shouldn't they have as much postive fanfare when they are alive? When we list literary greats, many had conflict and dire circumstances in their lives. Would optimistic recognition have helped them or made their particular troubles worse? Some obviously did become the target of media frenzies in modern times but what of earlier authors? Just to take one female author - Charlotte Bronte. She had to write under a man's name in order to be published and 'recognized'. In this digital age recognition, whether good or bad is immediate but for these authors they never knew their fame. http://www.policymic.com/articles/62651/9-incredible-writers-who-only-became-famous-after-death
On the subject of fame I cannot omit this quote, which in itself is famous!
In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes. ANDY WARHOL
Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten. CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
And now for your fun prompt - You are a sudden sensation and the media are camped outside your home. How do you handle it?
I think I would probably hide. 🙂
With the realisation of what fame can bring I would probably do the same, Gerri.
I guess it would really depend why I was a “sudden sensation…” and slipping silent into darkness out the back way might be better than heading into the direct light. 🙂
I think it all depends on why you are famous! Some things I would certainly not be comfortable with!