In This Skin; An Analogy essays

In This Skin; An Analogy essays Mrs. Jessica Simpson Lachey pleads with her fans to, Please listen to the words of In This Skin...Sing and believe these words with me. The song In This Skin is a very personal and in depth look at truths of Jessica Simpsons deepest struggles and most firm convictions of her young life. With a study of the poetic lyrics of this song, Ms. Simpsons struggles to overcome her past and her willingness to accept herself combined to make her truly understand she is beautiful, and her desire to share that message with a very confused and mislead world. As a struggling artist in the late nineties and into the early part of the millennium, Simpson went through some of the most difficult challenges a girl can face, leaving her with a confused hatred of her body, and incredible discomfort in her own skin. Now as a top artist of 2004, and a reality TV show that brings to life the reality that she is truly comfortable with who she is and that is all explained and expressed in her title track of her latest 2004 release, In This Skin. In the first stanza we learn a little bit about how Jessica deals with fame combined with her past struggles. They see me in a magazine, Im the one they want to be still dont feel I'm good enough, still dont feel I'm thin enough. Jessica is frequently on the cover of magazines and people use her as an image of what beautiful is. But she is constantly comparing herself to someone even more beautiful or better. In line four when she says still dont feel I'm thin enough, she could perhaps be reflecting and still struggling with a shadow of her past. In a journal entry from her earlier teenage years Jessica expresses her feelings about herself, Im really stressed out... your never gonna look good why are you eating that? Even though she was never larger than a size six, Jessica was never satisfied w...