The Various Sides of Surfing

Surfing has various components to it. Surfing has a sporty, recreational, historical, economical, and musical side. In Barret's article, the surfing photographs on magazines and articles will make a young person want to learn how to surf. The photographs gave a way its sporty side as well as its recreational side. All young boys wanted to join a surf club because of the attractive and provocative photos of surfing that were portrayed in the media. The images gave a sense of freedom and beauty because of the oceans broadness. The waves were wild and teenagers wanted to be the same. This is very similar to how I feel because as I read these articles and examined the beautiful images, it would excite me and encouraged me to try it as well.
In Crowley's article, the "surf beat" referred to the musical side of the world of surfing. In the mid 1900's, bands like The Beach Boys were very popular and later became part of the "surf music". As music changed, so did surfing. Every beach area around the coasts of California and Hawaii had their own "type" of surf music. It varied from rock-n'-roll, to R&B, and solo guitar. Currently, "surf music" does not have as much focus as it did during that period of time. Initially, I believed that The Beach Boys' band name was not literal, but apparently, it had a lot to do with the beach.
In Lockwood's article, the story about Doc gave me a different perspective about surfing. People loved surfing and did it as many times as they possibly could. People would still surf during The Great Depression and WWII! The touching story about Doc, Granny, and Norman talks about how Doc became very spiritual as he became older and experienced these events in his life. This taught me that surfing is, in fact, a lot more spiritual than it seems.
In Severson's article, I discovered that people would begin to surf more instead of doing other sports because it was very cheap. A surfer would only spend 1 cent for a movie! Finally, in Warshaw's "History of Surfing" article, I learned the various techniques and rules that the sport of surfing has. Sometimes leaning to much to one side or raising your arm in the wrong direction can either make you fall off your board or look like a surfer with no technique. Later, the story of Simmon is illustrated. He represented surfers who would do everything and anything to climb on a surf board and ride the waves of the ocean. Finally, I learned that surfing can also be a form of "drama" as well. During the mid 1900's, Shakespeare took a role in the surfing world. Surfers would reenact a dialogue from Macbeth and it served as a fun adrenaline rush or surfers. In conclusion, surfing is not just a sport. I has its own history, style, music, and entertainment.