Andre The Giant By Box Brown Essay

Being a celebrity might come with being depicted by the pubic in positive or negative ways. Box Brown’s graphic memoir of “Andre the Giant” shows us how one celebrity can make way for another, through the negative ways he is portrayed by the media. Brown demonstrates this to his readers through his illustrations, his word choice and the way acting is done. This directly relates with the concept of: “The TV personality” from Sean Redmond’s book: “celebrity and the media”, because the author’s description of Andre makes him seem as the enemy of this story. Today, most characters that are shown on TV every day have some sort of personality, for some it is more apparent than for others. Regardless of this, their personalities do not matter whether

The author’s vocabulary is just as important as his illustrations in this graphic memoir. They both support Andres’s negative TV Personality throughout the comic. For example: “not sure what I’m going to do with Hogan. Might have to crush him” (Brown 197). This quote sets the mood for the fight, and it let the readers know that they should stand with Hulk Hogan. In addition, box’s tone is important to be noted because it makes the readers have the same one. For instance, the type of questions that David letterman is asking shows how big Andre is: “What happens when you walk into a bar? well people clear out” (Brown242). This quote creates fear in the audience because it is evidence that Andre is tough. This makes the reader and the public viewing this interview to infer that he is the villain in this match, and therefore have a negative TV Personality. Brown’s actual description of Andre comes later in the comic when Brown shows us his body and face. Here he also appeals to the readers’ emotion in a way because he tells us about Andre’s back condition, and the number of years he can live. In general, it is not only his pictures, but also his

We all know that behind Andres ferocity and villain like characteristics, he is an average man that will not harm a single soul in any way The reason being is because this was all set up, the interviews, the discussions, the actual match, and many more. When Brown sets the reader on the match, he explains it to the reader in a way where he describes that the fight is played out. For instance: “The little teaser reminds the fans that slamming Andre is an impossible feat” (Brown 226). This panel shows exactly why the fight was played out, because every action they make contributes to Hulk Hogan’s win even if it is a slight move. In addition to Andre’s face expressions as discussed before, and his actions in that ring make his make way for another celebrity, and that is Hulk