http://bfads.net/Ad/Best-Buy-2012
This is a Best Buy ad for black Friday deals. One interesting thing I see around black Friday are ads with a big screen T.V. on the front page. This ad in particular has one on the front page and at the very beginning. This I believe promotes the idea of having a bigger and better T.V. for every household and its been working. Many houses I have been in have a big T.V. in their living room. I see American Exceptionalism because I think the size of the T.V. resembles the power the owner feels. Let me know what you guys think.
I agree but I would have emphasized a different aspect of what the TV reflects. When the first flat screen TV came out only the rich could afford the luxury. The flat screen became an symbol of status. However, as technology has advanced, large flat screens have become affordable and many economic classes have access to them. Over time technology has reflected economic statuses but the ability to keep up is the real element of the status symbol.
ReplyDeleteI believe that having a big flat screen TV in your home has become an American Icon. Almost every family today has a big flat screen TV in their homes today. Its become a part of the American Dream similar to owning a car. Having a big flat screen TV in your living room is another factor that I believe is emerging its way into the American Dream.
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