Biographical Elements
...struct Kidman to be an everyday person, just like us, famous or not. Dickerson uses focus and selection to create the impression that Kidman is a warm, giving person who has not let fame affect the person she is and was before becoming famous. Kidman was made to seem like a “normal “ person as Dickerson mentions that she suffers from panic attacks when photographers and reporters press in around her, in situations like these, Kidman depended on (Tom) Cruise to get her through. “The public saw photographs of Nicole holding Tom’s hand, their bodies pressed close together, his lips close to her ear, whispering sweet nothings” Kidman most likely was leaning on Cruise as she was experiencing a panic attack and he was helping her through. Dickerson includes things about all of her films, behind the scenes information, even items about Eyes Wide Shut. Dickerson is writing to a mature audience and therefore is able to include information about the sex scenes in the film. By including information about what Kidman was willing do in movies, like Eyes Wide Shut suggests that she is willingly to try anything once for example nude scenes in movies and on stage in front of a live audience in The Blue Room. Dickerson concentrates on Kidman’s time on the sets of her movies and her relationsh...