The bachelor television show is typically not involving anyone that as a viewer you would associate with a hero. I think at times the bachelor can do an action that makes him a hero to a contestant. An example would be if one of the contestants was having an issue with another contestant and the bachelor steps in and resolves the issue by sticking up for her. In other cases the bachelor can be a hero to a contestant by helping them overcome a fear during a date. They sometimes go on adventure dates and contestants can be scared so maybe to that contestant the bachelor would seem a hero. The show can portray the bachelor as a hero and doing good deeds but really it is more of a way to garner interest in the show.
The show is so popular to contestants because it is a way for them to become celebrities. The show is supposed to be about finding true love but most of the contestants who go on the show are trying to find a way to be famous. In today’s society some people are willing to do anything to be a celebrity. They will pretend to be someone else just to get noticed and maybe have a chance in Hollywood. They show provides them the opportunity to meet people, do magazine and photo shoots, interviews, and be on television. In some cases the contestant is already someone that is involved in say the modeling industry but they are hoping to approve their career. The cult of the celebrity is something that confuses me, I would not want to pretend to be someone I’m not just to have the chance to be a star. I do understand how tempting that life looks though with money, fame and power. The fact that they use this show to achieve that is why the show basically never works out the way it is advertised. The lure of becoming a celebrity is more important to most contestants then the chance at finding true love.
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