1. The connection that Thoman makes between images and lifestyle is that when we see the images (someone in new clothes, smiling and happy, with multiple other attractive, well dressed people) it makes us wish that the image was our reality, and that we should chase after that. If we chase after becoming like this image, then "all will be well."
2. Thoman's main idea is that the rise of photography and televison (with the help of the media) keeps re-inventing what we see as the American Dream. Basically what is known as socially acceptable is now based on commercials and ad campaigns.
3. Thoman uses history as a means of developing her main idea by showing how technology has changed, meaning that as images and television became more prominent, this evolution of the "upgraded lifestyle" has formed in many modern day Americans' heads. Thoman also uses words that trigger certain emotions to get her point across, such as rejection, resistance, or denial.
4. Thoman's essay is a call to action because it really spits in the face of modern day media and how it now dictates what is socially acceptable/unacceptable. It basically states that WE should decide what we need, not the media and image based ads.
5. She really needs to explain how the media is doing what they're doing clearer. I would do this by giving specific examples, probably from certain commercials or ads, that shows how the media tries to tell us what we really "need."
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