I chose to base this entry off of chapter 62, about Michael Jackson.While reading about Michael Jackson, I read through a lot that I already knew about his songs, when his career really started to pick up, and about all of his cosmetic changes he chose to have done later on into his career. However, while reading about this particular thing, I began to think more into why was this necessary for him to do? It almost seems as if he did this to make himself seem more appealing to his audience by looking more feminine.

I chose to look more into Michael’s plastic surgery outside of the reader and found that he had over 100 different plastic surgery operations to get his ‘dream’ face. I also found out that he loathed his appearance when he was younger, especially because of his darker skin and acne. He felt that light skin was more attractive, and blemishes were not as common for lighter skinned individuals. He also felt that his nose was too big for his face, so therefore he went and changed it along with some other things. However, I wondered if all of these changes effected the way that he performed/ wrote his music?

I learned that after these physical/visual changes were made, Michael started writing compelling songs with messages about social, emotional and physical claustrophobia. He gave the impression through a lot of his music that he felt trapped. Whether it was within himself or through what other people had made him out to be, he was not entirely clear on. Some of his songs such as “Beat it” actually portrayed his anger and frustration. Despite the messages of his songs, this made his performances no less enjoyable to watch.