Tragedy of Britney Spears

The Tragedy of Britney Spears
By Vanessa Grigoriadis


1. How does this article differ from the usual celebrity and gossip features? Does this article elevate itself from the typical celebrity and gossip feature?

- This article is very much different from the usual tabloid celebrity gossip feature. I didn’t think its also sensationalizing, its more of a ‘real story’ on how Britney fell. It was a story of tragedies, but this time I didn’t hate Britney for doing rude and bad things, instead she got my sympathy. Her life was horrible with people crowding behind her trying to be the hero but at the same time making money out of ‘her’, and it made me feel sorry for her. It was different mainly because it wasn’t another monster out of Britney, but instead, the feature showed the poor girl behind the wild ‘animal’.


2. How does the writer hold the reader's interest about a subject matter that is over exposed?

- The writer used different side of the subject’s story. She used people from the past and from the present. She was able to present the story interestingly with different interviews from different angles. She also added real stories behind the stories that already came out and that made it very interesting to read.


3. How does the writer appeal to readers who are not admirers or sympathizers of this celebrity?

- The writer showed the good Britney and the bad Britney, she was able to illustrate how the celebrity was before and who she had turned into. The writer didn’t even say his own opinion on how Britney should be treated, but instead she left the readers the right on how to judge the actions of Britney from the past until now.


4. What voice does the writer use and does it work for the magazine's target audience?

- The writer used an active voice and it was perfect since he was retelling stories from the past and present and it felt as if she was just in front of me telling me how wonderful Britney’s life could’ve been if not for the people around her. And I think the audience will really appreciate and understand what the writer wanted to say through her choice of words.