Alain Delon

as “the media”. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the media is embodied by “the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, that reach or influence people widely” and is a synonym for the press. Alain de Botton of Status Anxiety claims that Thackeray is exposing newspapers for creating status…

Everything that is said, worn, bought, eaten, and even drank by a celebrity, influences an enormous amount of individuals to follow exactly what is being done. The question is why? Why do everyday individuals feel the need to copy and mimic those who strive tremendously in the superstar category? The answer to that is simple, insecurity. Ordinary people, such as myself, encounter uncertainties and doubts about one self. We each undergo a tornado of what ifs; what if this looks weird on me,…