Chicago Themes
Admiration
Celebrities are often described as being in the spotlight (which can be literal) or put on a pedestal (which is usually figurative—unless you're Sofia Vergara being objectified at the Emmy awards...
Manipulation
The pen is mightier than the sword. While the sword can change the way a person looks—a scar here, a stump there—the pen changes the way a person thinks. The media can change public perception...
Violence
What's black and white and red all over? A newspaper with a sensational murder as part of its front-page story. The media love sensational crimes, and the bloodier the better. The more violent a cr...
Sexuality and Sexual Identity
If Roxie Hart earned $1,000 a week in 1920, she would earn a little more than $12,000 a week today, accounting for inflation. We're not sure how much her monetary value as a vaudeville singer and d...
Society and Class
In any generation, there will be someone who thinks that the modern trends of the day are the downfall of society… whether it's Twitter and rap, video games and disco, or speakeasies and jazz. Al...