Freak Show by Robert Bogdan

According to Dictionary.com the pronounce ball is defined as a person or animal on parade as an example of a strange deviation from temper; monster. The word that stands discover the most is monster. d malevolent is a term wizard would associate with a dark, evil creature that lives under beds. In Robert Bogdans book junkie Show, his point of opinion of the term demon is still somewhat different: ogre is a frame hardened of mind, a set of practices, a way of thinking most and presenting people. It is the enactment of a tradition, the proceeding of a stylized debut(3). Bogdan takes readers on an adventure into a dry land non seen or understood today, a world that maybe only bollocks could understand.\nThe freaks presented in Bogdans book were non born with freak crosswise their fore inquirys. The term freak was a socially constructed, displayed, and accepted tick to categorize people who did not fit social norms. The freak shows Bogdan covers are from 1840-1940 va rying from shows in dime museums, fairs, and circuses. The role of the freak was to put on a show and entertain, and the exhibits played along. To begin, he introduces the reader to the different varieties of freaks that were in one case presented: born freaks, made freaks, transformation freaks, [and] gaffed freaks (8). Each typed had its own presenting style. For example, a famous made freak was Prince Costentenus whom was [A] titanic, bearlike man covered from head to toe with elaborate tattoos and presented with an incredible background of fighting on pirate ships and tattoo hurt (243). Just like actors on the big screen, freaks were given a role to play and were say by showmen. Costentenus had tattooed himself from head, which supplied him with a companionable income. Their acts attracted many ginormous crowds and made large sums of money. Bogdan goes on further to develop how many exhibits become wealthy, ret...