Topic > Analysis of 'Strange Creatures' by Susan Blackmore

In human society there are several influential tools such as cultures, religions and fashions. Both can influence many people, the way their influence spreads is called meme. Blackmore points out “as an example, he suggested melodies, ideas, slogans, fashions of clothing, ways of making pots or building bows” (36). Just like the gene, in human society different cultures, thoughts and religions can also be transmitted from person to person. This phenomenon exists only in human society. For memes, background environments are very important because they need the environments that people will be influenced by their surroundings to convey. Humans are influenced by memes because they are everywhere, people are influenced by memes when they learn, talk to others, or even get new ideas from books. Blackmore states that “memes are stored in the human brain (or in books or inventions) and transmitted through imitations” (36). On the one hand, it is good for humans to learn from others or from textbooks, that's why memes can work so well in the human brain; on the other hand, memes ensure that every member of human beings can be influenced by human thinking and cultures, which is very important for the entire group of human beings. Memes play a very important role in the human world because