Icons and idols have used images to impact society forever, and have captured the ideas and intentions of the people who admire them the same. An icon has a self image that appeals to their fans and can make them stand out above the rest. Images are simply put as an out put for something that can make us feel confident, comfortable, and secure. Self images are considerably the biggest example of an image that society, as a whole needs the most. In the future, many things will have even more of an impact on society than ever before. Using images to sell products is an important way of business and life for some. Madonna has used images to make her life a success and has made it quite easy for people to have opinions relating to her career. Although many found her to be controversial she continues to sell her images by changing certain aspects of her self and probably has done it better than anyone in the world. Vince Aletti wrote that “idols and icons have the weight of memory, the volatility of desire. Images can be a consolation or a disturbance, an inspiration or a burden. We live through them; they live through us.” Society as a whole needs to see other’s living their lives so they have that source of comfort and have an output for their own creativity.
