Narcissism is not Liberation In her book Where the Girls Are: Growing up Female with the Mass Media, Susan Douglas tackles the subject of female representation in the media. Advertisers have successfully turned many women into narcissists by dictating the characteristics that supposedly make up an ideal woman. Through an onslaught of products that promise beauty and happiness, the overall mentality of our culture has become predominantly materialistic. Therefore, in chapter “Narcissism as Liberation” Douglas …showed first 75 words of 3566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3566 total…to be praised”5. From the Biblical standpoint, beauty in appearance has no real importance. It lasts for only a short time for those who have it and then it’s gone. Things like Godliness, wisdom, and character are what’s really worth while in the end. All Christians in this materialistic day and age have to be careful to keep their eye fixed above instead of on the fleeting pleasures of this world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**