Argumentative Essays: Materialism In America

As many people tune in annually to a very anticipated football game, advertisers look for various ways to promote their businesses to the massive amount of viewers. Some commercials are humorous, heartfelt, explicit, or cute. Many are shared with friends or posted on social media websites. What the commercials advertise often give more than just product details, they give watchers insight into what Americans value or place interest in. They can tell us what is subconsciously a priority in their minds. What one takes away from these advertisements is that Americans lack satisfaction, so they look to materialism to feel different or like a better version of themselves, as shown through the commercial’s themes of luxury, comfort, and the desire …show more content…
Having a Jeep, however, will allow you to tap into your potential, a photographer his audience behind the screen. There is an appeal to pathos as images of war veterans, babies, and the sound of a piano playing in the background to connect emotion with a car. According to the car company Audi, a depressed former astronaut is able to relive his glory days by driving a fast luxury vehicle. The Audi brings familiarity back in his despondency and he is able to feel exceptional again through a material item. This conveys the message that in order to be above average, one must own a certain …show more content…
is to be seen as fascinating. Apparently, a new Amazon Echo will guarantee one of that, because Alec Baldwin has one... and he’s cool. His guests follows him around to observe his greatness, as demonstrated in a recent commercial of him hosting a Super Bowl party. A man living in a beige house with beige clothing is shown, although he has a sizeable home and a wife, to still be in lack because he is dull. The problem is, advertisers’ solution is to buy a car to avoid being basic or boring, promoting materialism. With the help of Christopher Walken, advertisers tell people to do something that is unlike themselves for the sake of standing out to sell their product. Because they know celebrities are very affluent, the appearance of a celebrity using a product encourages consumers to purchase it to feel like