The paper looks at 3 different commercials and analyzes fantasy vs. reality.

Sitting down and watching television today is more than just enjoying ones favorite program. Commercials are a huge part of today's television programming. Seldom can we sit down and watch a show on television without interruptions of commercials trying to persuade us to buy something or send some company our money. The people behind the production of commercials use glamorous objects to appeal to the consumers and, in turn, to provoke them to buy their product. Like a commentator said in The Ad and the Ego, "Advertisements usually have the dominating power to persuade consumers into b…