Perspectives

This part of the study guide will help you put “I Killed Britney Spears” by Jean Hannah Edelstein in perspective by looking at relevance today, and social and thematic issues.

Periodical perspective— relevance today

The essay was published in 2008, a time when pop star Britney Spears was the target of many tabloid newspapers and her musical career as a pop star was in decline as a result of negative press. Consequently, at the time the article was published, discussing fame using the example of Britney Spears was a very hot topic.

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Thematic perspective

To see how other non-fiction works explore the theme of fame, we recommend that you also read the texts “Society’s Child- My Autobiography” by Janis Ian and “A Disease Called Fame” by Sarah Dunant.

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