Fame-iness Meghan Daum
Summary Meghan Daum begins the essay with her personal definition of being famous. For her famous people are known to all and they are easily recognized in the street. But she is amazed to know that people she has never heard of are celebrities today. She offers example of some famous people like Bill Clinton, Meryl Streep, and Sting. Ordinary people like her are interested in the lifestyles of famous people. They would feel very happy and could not help sharing with their friends if they saw a famous person buying things in supermarket. But Celebrities are not normal people. Celebrities do not go to supermarkets themselves. They do not buy their own things. They have their assistants do it for them. Nowadays anyone can easily be in the limelight- no one can guess about the appearance of celebrities in media. Daum develops the reverse indifference toward the celebrities of modern times. She states that people gradually tend to accept something unpleasant, but she never develops...
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