Icon Analysis

The three contemporary icons that I chose are Hannah Montana, Iron Chef Bobby Flay, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Hannah Montana is a character on a television show for tweens and teens. This show airs on the Disney Channel. Hannah’s character is played by Miley Stewart (previously Cyrus). Hannah is a music star who is constantly being chased by cameras and press. Hannah would prefer to have a normal life when she is not on stage. Bobby Flay is an iron chef. He also stars in Throw down with Bobby Flay and Iron Chef America. Both of these television shows are cooking competition shows. Bobby Flay is an award winning chef. The Secret Life of the American Teenager is a television shows that airs on ABC. This television show is based on a pregnant 15 year old girl and her family. The show describes how the girl got pregnant and the struggles that she encountered as a result.
Hannah Montana is a very important person in the lives of young people today. I have a nine year old son and that is how I learned about Hannah Montana. I chose Hannah because I feel that her show has a lot to offer young people. It shows how other people live their lives and the struggles that they face. I think that it shows children that no matter what type of life that you have there are going to be struggles. I chose Bobby Flay because I really admire him. I would love to be able to cook like him. I think that Bobby offers a whole new meaning to the word cooking. He is very good at what he does and he tries very hard. Lastly, I chose The Secret Life of the American teenager because it demonstrates how much this country has changed in my lifetime. When I was younger people would avoid talking about a pregnant teen. No one would have ever even dreamed of creating a television show. This show can represent some good things or some bad things depending on how you look at it. This makes it very controversial. This controversy is what draws me to the show.
Hannah means several things to me. She represents a teen idol. Every teenage girl has someone that they look up to and for my son’s generation she is the one. This really great because children need a positive role model and I think that they can find that in Hannah Montana. Bobby Flay represents someone that I look up to. I wish that I could cook half as good as he does. Bobby seems to have a real passion for cooking and he does it well. I hope to find something that I can feel that passionate about some day. The Secret Life of the American Teenager shows me that times are changing and that I should do a better job of staying informed. Some parts of this show are pretty strange but for the most part it does what it was intended to. Make young people think.