One in 200 American women suffer from anorexia and two to three in 100 American women suffer from bulimia (WEBSITE 1). Today all people revolve their lives around their appearance, worrying about something that shouldn't matter but today matters more than ever. Being beautiful means being thin, not having a gram of fat on your body, which is the exact opposite of what we thought twenty years ago. The growing concern about weight and appearance affects everyone in the world, but especially in America it is becoming more of an obsession than a crisis. Dieting and starvation are becoming the norm. Susan Bordo wrote Never Just Pictures to address issues surrounding the rise of eating disorders and the pressure to be thin. His portrayal of women emphasizes how important it is to be thin to make oneself superior to someone who is fat (Bordo 367). Bordo focuses her work on the human body and how people, especially women, use their bodies to control relationships with others and themselves. She writes about anorexia and the growing concern about body image. This passage shows the true side of people today who constantly worry about how they look and whether or not they are better than the person next to them. The article takes an inside look at the problems that have caused the spread of eating disorders and body consciousness, making them common in today's society (Bordo 370). American culture has established the idea that someone is what they eat and what they look like influences everyone's perceptions. This is true in the sense that people are very judgmental about weight, but it definitely shouldn't be the only thing you think about. Bordo establishes the normality of a culture on which to center... middle of paper... it is also up to the individual to curb their unhealthy habits. Bordo places much of the blame on the media, but a person needs to gain self-control and respect to be happy with themselves without wanting to be someone they are not by taking part in unhealthy behaviors to do so. One of the many ways the media and body image promote eating disorders is through the constant postings of women wearing next to nothing or tight clothing. TEXT SUMMARY: In Never Just Images, Susan Bordo addresses the issues of eating disorders that are increasingly emerging. among teenagers due to the media and their ever-increasing exposure of perfect role models. CONTENT: STRUCTURE: STYLE: The writing style that Bordo chose to use included using examples of how the media affects teenagers by providing examples that show the impact it has on teenagers. their lives.CONCLUSION: