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Superman Lesson
Complicating Your Thesis
Original Thesis:
"Superman is an unchanging icon because he stands for Truth, Justice, and the American way."
"Superman is an unchanging icon because he stands for Truth, Justice, and the American way."
Complicating Evidence:
Superman has made dramatic body-image changes in his "career."
Superman has made dramatic body-image changes in his "career."
Revised Thesis:
"Though Superman’s body-image has changed, his status as an icon and his message have remained steady."
Complicating Evidence:
Older body-images are met with boredom and distaste by the new generation of viewers. He has become younger and more sexual.
Older body-images are met with boredom and distaste by the new generation of viewers. He has become younger and more sexual.
Revised Thesis:
"The new young, sexy Superman liberates him from past images, and caters his message to a new, more sexually sophisticated generation of viewers."
"The new young, sexy Superman liberates him from past images, and caters his message to a new, more sexually sophisticated generation of viewers."
Complicating Evidence:
If Superman’s body-image changes so much, doesn’t this change his message automatically? What does his body-image say? Does his body speak loader than his message?
If Superman’s body-image changes so much, doesn’t this change his message automatically? What does his body-image say? Does his body speak loader than his message?
Revised Thesis:
"A young, sexy Superman liberates his image from a wholesome, community-oriented image and celebrates more explicitly a message of individuality and sexual power."
"A young, sexy Superman liberates his image from a wholesome, community-oriented image and celebrates more explicitly a message of individuality and sexual power."
Complicating Evidence:
It is the viewers who place these demands on Superman’s image. He is the "offspring" of consumers.
Revised Thesis:
It is the viewers who place these demands on Superman’s image. He is the "offspring" of consumers.
"A younger and more sexualized generation of consumers has liberated Superman’s image from a wholesome, community-oriented image to reflect more readily its own values of individuality and sexual power."
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