1. Which object have you chosen? The object I have chosen is my own personal car, a 1991 Pontiac Firebird.
2. What would you say is the object’s surface message? In other words, what would you say is the object’s main purpose? The objects surface message or main purpose is to remind people of an American icon in muscle cars.
3. What additional, perhaps mixed, messages does this object reveal upon closer examination? Upon closer examination, one might find that through the years these cars have come to be synonymous with a redneck or country lifestyle.
4. Identify the features of the object that are crucial in your analysis. The key features of this object is the condition of the car, its appearance, and styling features.
5. Identify examples of important choices of design elements, such as but not limited to, words, color, and symbolism which help the designer get the main message across. Important choices in design elements include its aggressive styling, an interior that is plain yet bold and stylish, and its reputation for performance.
6. What is the intended audience for this object? How do you fit into it? The intended audience for this object are people who want a piece of history and enjoy American muscle cars. I fit into this because I have always been drawn to this vehicle by its design elements mentioned in number 5 as well as to prove the stereotypical persona of these vehicles wrong.
Thesis: Throughout its long history, the Firebird has endured many changes and stereotypes about it, but has remained a well-known name to American muscle car lovers.
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Justin, Pontiac Firebird 1991 is a great choice for analysis, but your topic proposal does not show where your analysis is going. You state a number of generalizations that are not informative at all. Remember that you are discussing the details in the design of your car, with its particular color, condition, “appearance, and styling features.” You never describe the car you own and how it is similar to and different from other Pontiacs made in 1991, 1967, and 2002? Why is it an American icon? What in the design makes it also a redneck car? Is it something about its key features? What does owning this car mean to you from the point of its speed, comfort, efficiency, style? Why did they stop making firebirds? Is it something about the design or the changing demands of American drivers? What exactly is a muscle car and who is likely to use it?
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