This week I read an article from Vogue magazine entitled: Lady Gaga: Our Lady of Pop. The article was an interview with the pop star written by Jonathan Van Meter, after experiencing a concert on her Monster Ball Tour. He describes how she curses, calls her fans "little monsters," and dresses in elaborate outfits. When he interviews Lady Gaga, she bluntly introduced the man she was with as her boyfriend and describes how she was bullied when she was a child. She was extremely open with her life and opinions but at the same time considered herself an artist and a talented performer.
Vogue magazine published this article on February 10, 2011. The magazine has been published since 1892, when it was founded. Jonathan Van Meter is an editor of Vogue and is a regular contributor of The New York Times magazine. He has also written for Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Esquire. Not only is this article in a magazine read by millions across the country, but the author is extremely experienced and writes for other credible magazines and newspapers as well.
The exigence of this article is to present Lady Gaga, one of the fastest rising stars (and most intriguing) of our generation. The purpose of Van Meter writing this piece was to show readers how unique Lady Gaga is. She is straight forward and open with her fans about her life and her most personal thoughts, yet she is a musical genius who plays multiple instruments, writes all her own songs, and decides how she wants to perform them herself. Prior to the pop star, the typical celebrity was very concerned with their privacy and were not nearly as musically talented. The author uses rhetorical devices such as irony, allusion, and hyperboles in this article. Van Meter did accomplish his purpose considering anyone who reads this article would be fascinated with Lady Gaga's uniqueness, open personality, and true talent.
I don't really listen to Lady Gaga, but i found this article to be very informative and highlight the good personalities, as well as her musical talents. I especially liked how you did a background check on the journalist to show that he is credible and educated. From reading, it seems that Lady Gaga is most intriguing because she is straightforward and honest with her feelings and having musical talents, and her peculiar dressing habits, but it kind of sends a message that other artists are not honest, or aren't musically talented, so clarify that point next time.
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