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Hannah Montan Did She Really Get The Best Of Both Worlds?

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Viviana Morales
Professor Josh D. Jackson
Media Studies 10
29 September 2015

Hannah Montana: Did She Really Get The Best Of Both Worlds?
From 2006 to 2011 Miley Cyrus was commonly referred to as Disney 's infamous Hannah Montana. Miley Cyrus could sing, dance, and act embodying a true talent for the Disney Channel network. Thousands of young girls, would tune into Disney and watch as Miley Stewart would transform herself into Hannah Montana. The show had a continuous four seasons, with Hannah Montana being an internationally known name. However, with fame and fortune Miley Cyrus got a little more than what she bargained for. Hannah, eventually came to dominate Miley Cyrus personal life. Since her Hannah days, Miley Cyrus has traded in …show more content…

By the time the show first premiered in 2006, Disney had announced it would launch Hannah merchandise by the end of the year that included but was not limited to an Hannah Montana clothing line, jewelry, dolls,and other apperal(Uhls ). This episodic television program would target young audiences from kids and tweens, but specifically targeted girls of all ages. Throughout all four seasons, as mentioned in Newman’s readings the arc or storyline across all episodes in Hannah Montana would be that of protecting Miley’s secret from the public. The show consisted of episodic beats, filled with small comedy bits and drama generated by a teenage girl’s life in order to build up the storyline as Newman mentions in his readings. One of the reasons Hannah Montana was such a success was due to the fact that Miley Cyrus embodied every aspect of her teenage character. It was a guilty pleasure to watch Miley Stewart’s everyday life filled with the chaos of real life scenarios young audiences could relate to. According to Billboard.com the Hannah Montana season finale generated around 6.2 million viewers withing the age of 6-11 and tweens within the age of 9-14 (Billboard) breaking recodrs for Disney Channel. Miley Cyrus landed the role of Hannah Montana in 2006, an opportunity that would dramatically change her life forever. Miley Cyrus’ marketability reached an all time high as a singer, songwriter, an actress on the

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