Topic > The World of Wrestling - 479

Response 3In Roland Barthes' The World of Wrestling takes the sport of wrestling and turns it into a modern myth. He talks about the French wrestling scene describing the show, the locations and the wrestlers themselves. It is well known that wrestling itself is not real, but just acting, but it is still imagined by many people. Wrestlers' personalities are typically classified as bastards and good guys who often fight evil well. Even the role played by a particular wrestler might change from time to time, as in the case of Hulk Hogan. This man changes his face more often than anyone would change his socks, causing alliances and enemies to change from week to week. A fighter's entrance music can be very important in reflecting the change...