When I think of the word mannequin, in my mind I picture a department store like Sears, with a range of generic life size plastic dolls, dressed up in the latest fashion styles. For me to think that the modern day department store gives each and every plastic figure a paycheck; even if only a very small one, simply seems ridiculous, but in the story "Mannequin", written by Jean Rhys in 1968, it describes the actual job of a group of young girls, who upon request of the customers, parade the latest fashions of Jeanne Vernon, as "Mannequins" and are paid a range of salaries. .
When I think of today's "model", I think of a luxurious and glamorous life style with not too many worries in the world, but then when I think a little deeper about that person's life I can start to imagine that they may have struggled to get to where they are today, and may have started off living life in a very poor way. I can then relate that idea to the main character Anna, who seems like she has struggled in life so far, but after making the effort to get organized and answer an advertisement to become a mannequin, she proved her beliefs wrong by getting the job she believed she couldn't. To begin with, Anna is given an exceedingly small salary, but never the less, her spirits remain dreamlike as this could be the start to her new, great life.
At the end of the story we see how Anna now feels like she is "apart of society" because she has this new job, and has leaned that it can definitely lead to greater things, this could be Anna's big break.
The viewer no longer sees the mannequins as concrete objects but now can understand them as abstract thoughts. ... The red color is located on the lips and finger nails of the mannequins. ... No emotion can be drawn from the mannequins. ... The first is that on the mannequins arm. ... Whether intentional or subconscious, Garner places a keyhole on the head of the mannequin. ...
Upon further examination I noticed that the window was asymmetrical featuring eight headless mannequins placed in no particular order four of them female and four of them male wearing much like the models in the picture casual, bright and comfortable clothing. ... There were two headless male clothing wearing mannequins, and another two on the other side of the store this time a male and a female featuring a traditional Eddie Bauer unique product that can simply be described as feel good clothing which is trendy but does not follow trends. ... The lights in the store window included only brig...
Perhaps an even more startling case of consumer tracking technology are the app and the GPS mannequin that visualize customers physical appearance and specific stores visited. ... The companies using these mannequins would argue that they are trying to "Personally traitor the shopping experience" to their customers. ... These mannequins now promote such practices, turning customers into nothing more than cattle, who are expected to follow the group. ...
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