How does each meme relate to your topic and target audience?
- These memes relate to my topic because they’re all about food. They relate to my target audience because my audience wants to share and learn about food and these memes are relatable to what they may think while eating or cooking.
In Davison’s framework, what are the ‘ideals’ of your chosen memes? (Cite Davison)
- According to Davidson, “The ideal of a meme is the concept or idea conveyed. The ideal dictates the behavior, which in turn creates the manifestation” (p. 123). The ideal of the first meme is humor and frustration when failing to cook. The ideal of the second meme is a bit of satire against unhealthy fast food and its effects. The ideal of the third meme is humor highlighting the diet of different organisms.
What are the “behaviors” of your identified memes? Where do they originate, and how do they spread? (Cite the Know Your Meme database)
- The behavior of the first meme is creating a headline and picking out certain letters within a subtitled image. The behavior of the second image is labeling the characters in the images and changing the subtitle to fit the context. The behavior of the third meme is creating a dialogue and editing the image subtitle to fit as a response. The memes originate from “Finally, Some Good Fucking Food”, “Who Killed Hannibal?”, and “Math is Math” entries from knowyourmeme.com.
What are the “manifestations” of your chosen memes, and how are they different from other possible manifestations?
- The manifestation of the first meme is a Tweet captioning a picture of Gordon Ramsay. The second meme is labeling two images of Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress on the Eric Andre Show. The third meme is a dialogue between three organisms with a re-subbed image from Incredibles 2.
Conclude by considering how the specific manifestations you have chosen can appeal to your target audience.
- The specific manifestations I have chosen can appeal to my target because the formats are easy to understand, use content not typically related to food, and are setup to be humorous. They’re unexpectedly funny and have a clear connection to food.
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