Thursday, May 7, 2009

Mary the Martian


Mary sees on the cover the images of a truck climbing over a hump of dirt in the road. From the image she would learn that this magazine has to do with vehicles and is focused on the male gender. The headlines focus on parts for trucks and cars. This would tell Mary that she is looking at a magazine that would help a man find things needed for his vehicle.
The majority of the articles are about different trucks and cars. The parts of them and the different racing events that take place. Mary would learn from these articles the names of the many different vehicles and their parts. She would learn about the races that take place with these vehicles, where they take place and what goes on there.The people in the magazine are dressed casually. Most are wearing jeans, t-shirts, some have advertising on them, such as "Wild Tech". For most of them, they are the average male, all shapes and sizes. Mary would learn how the average man looks and that they like to play with big toys. Most of the trucks have lift kits in them and big tires.
Based on the images in the magazine, Americans dress in a very casual way. The men in these pictures are often covered in mud and dirt. Mary would be surprised by the people she would see at the local mall. This would be because the people at the mall would be dressed a little nicer and would be cleaner looking.Based on the advertisements that are in this magazine, Mary would believe that Americans desire to have fun. She would see that they do this by driving vehicles that have been lifted up with special kits, use big tires and have lots of power. The advertisements would show her that to have fun Americans like to play in the mud. They also enjoy racing with one another down dirt tracks. Rain or shine, Americans can still get out and enjoy themselves.According to the magazine, you can be masculine or feminine and still have fun. They have no set size, body or beauty advertised with an exception of one or two. You can be a 300 pound man or woman and still drive a big truck or fast car. But in some advertisements they do show women who have large breasts and slim bodies. These advertisements would show women to be sexy and beautiful if they are shaped like these women.According to the magazine, having fun is what makes Americans happy. They have fun getting dirty. They have fun getting together with friends and working on their big trucks and fast cars. They have fun watching and participating in races. They have fun enjoying the outdoors in rain or sunshine.I think that Mary would decide to stay and find out more about Americans. I think she would be interested in learning about other types of activities we enjoy. I think she would like to learn about how Americans interact with each other in other situations. I think she may feel that she could easily fit in with the Americans she has just seen in this magazine.

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