Essay #2 Topic Proposal
The object I selected was the cover of an ESPN the magazine. The reason I chose this particular piece is because it is something I read a lot and I bought because of the cover. The cover catches your eye and makes you want to look at the magazine more. This is important because the colors make you want to read the inside of the magazine because it looks like something interesting will be in there. The text surface message is that inside the magazine the main story is about professional baseball players. You can tell this by the picture on the cover and the comment next to the two players saying ‘You’d be crazy not to draft us.” The text reveals that the two players are brothers, and that when you first think about those two players they wouldn’t come to your mind right away as top players.
On the cover there are two professional baseball players both in there home white jerseys. One player playing for the Tampa Bay Rays the other player on the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are each carrying a bat, both stances are unique to, the one on the left has his legs open looking at his brother as if he were crazy, the other player confidently has his legs crossed with the bat leaning against his side and kind of a relaxed grin. The background is just dark green which brings out the players jersey more to make them appear more important. I think the color of the background and the jerseys are important because the players appear larger on the cover and stand out more with the white against the green. The way the players are looking to you can tell that there is some kind of relation between them. The ESPN behind them is even a lighter green so that it is noticed but not the main point of the cover, it blends well with the players. The intended audience is a sports fan, and the age ranges from teenagers to older people that are interested in the sport.