Analysis Of Beautiful By Christina Aguilera

“Don’t Look at Me” As she looks at herself in the mirror, she sees an unpleasant looking figure similar to a skeleton except with a layer of skin. You can see the ridges of her ribs and her limbs look like they could snap at any moment. “I’ve been starving myself all this time, but I still don’t look like that model in the magazine,” she thinks to herself. In today’s society, scenarios like this are not uncommon. “U p to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder) in the U.S.” according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. These disorders can cause major depression and insecurity problems. Yet it is not the only cause of insecurity.

In her music video “Beautiful,” Christina Aguilera portrays a world of insecurity due to the ideal “image” of today’s society, and encourages viewers to believe that they are beautiful regardless of what

In the repeated chorus, she changes the ”I’s” to “You’s”. “You are beautiful no matter what they say / Words cant bring you down” (Lines 14-15). By changing the pronouns, it causes the message to be more direct to the viewer. Being told by both yourself and someone else that you are beautiful is most likely more effective then just one. Also, by saying that words cant bring me down is implying how powerful words can be. Naturally, harsh words will affect you more then kind words. For example, if someone called you beautiful and another calls you ugly, you’re probably going to believe you’re ugly. Unless you’re extremely confident to the point where you don’t care what anyone thinks or says about you, words will hit you hard. Insecurity is a self-issue where you yourself has to be the one to defeat it. No one else can do it for you, which is why it’s such a hard feeling to deal