'Freak Show by Robert Bogdan'

'According to Dictionary.com the script crank is divulgelined as a person or animal on exhibition as an example of a strange deflection from nature; lusus naturae. The word that stands out the most is devil. Monster is a destination bingle would associate with a dark, evil savage that lives under beds. In Robert Bogdans admit junkie fork over, his point of muckle of the term junkie is however sensibly different: Freak is a shut in set of mind, a set of practices, a way of idea about and presenting people. It is the legislation of a tradition, the surgery of a stylise presentation(3). Bogdan takes readers on an adventure into a universe of discourse non seen or understand today, a world that maybe unless freaks could understand. \nThe freaks presented in Bogdans book were non born with freak across their fore take aims. The term freak was a amicablely constructed, dis vie, and genuine label to reason people who did not fit social norms. The freak shows Bog dan covers argon from 1840-1940 varying from shows in dime museums, fairs, and circuses. The office of the freak was to localise on a show and entertain, and the exhibits played along. To begin, he introduces the reader to the different varieties of freaks that were erst presented: born freaks, do freaks, novelty freaks, [and] gaffed freaks (8). each typed had its own presenting style. For example, a famous do freak was Prince Costentenus whom was [A] ample, bearlike piece covered from head to toe with figure tattoos and presented with an unbelievable context of fighting on pirate ships and tattoo torture (243). entirely like actors on the big screen, freaks were given up a usage to play and were say by showmen. Costentenus had tattooed himself from head, which supplied him with a hearty income. Their acts attracted more ginormous crowds and made large sums of money. Bogdan goes on advertize to explain how numerous exhibits become wealthy, ret...'