POST 12:Micheal Jackson, A Modern Day Tragic Figure
When i think of a Tragic figure in the news, Micheal Jackson is always the first name that comes to my mind. A man born with such an incredible talent, achieves unimaginable success early in his life. A glorious future is predicted, but instead, his life is a series of ever more strange events, culminating in his untimely death. Michael Jackson is known as called “The King of Pop,” but he is one of the most well known and loved tragic hero of our times.
Who was he, really? Michael Jackson has been both the most public and the most private figure of the last half-century; . He guarded his privacy ferociously; sometimes going to bizarre lengths to hide his own and his children’s appearances.At a very young age he and his brothers became world-famous, but right from the start his tremendous charisma singled him out as the star. But as we all know, there is a price to fame especially Fame and Stardom at such a young age.There were early signs that things weren’t right. He didn’t date like a normal celebrities would, then the surgeries and Then there was Neverland Ranch.
Micheal Jackson once said this about Neverland Ranch "Because I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theater." This is a man that had it all, yet he lacked the childhood experiences that we all have had and even take for granted sometimes. In the end he was in a number of dysfunctional relationships with people who were supposed to be looking out for him, but who instead, were exploiting him or pandering to him. His fame and fortune made it much more likely that those around him would become enablers of his inappropriate and self-destructive behavior. This is how one of the greatest Entertainers off all time became a Modern day tragic figure.
Who was he, really? Michael Jackson has been both the most public and the most private figure of the last half-century; . He guarded his privacy ferociously; sometimes going to bizarre lengths to hide his own and his children’s appearances.At a very young age he and his brothers became world-famous, but right from the start his tremendous charisma singled him out as the star. But as we all know, there is a price to fame especially Fame and Stardom at such a young age.There were early signs that things weren’t right. He didn’t date like a normal celebrities would, then the surgeries and Then there was Neverland Ranch.
Micheal Jackson once said this about Neverland Ranch "Because I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theater." This is a man that had it all, yet he lacked the childhood experiences that we all have had and even take for granted sometimes. In the end he was in a number of dysfunctional relationships with people who were supposed to be looking out for him, but who instead, were exploiting him or pandering to him. His fame and fortune made it much more likely that those around him would become enablers of his inappropriate and self-destructive behavior. This is how one of the greatest Entertainers off all time became a Modern day tragic figure.
I was thinking about Michael Jackson too when I was thinking about who to write about. It's really crazy because Michael could also be a classic tragedy. He lost so much over his life time. Really good post!
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