This is an article about CM Punk and the Kids Wish Network. In this article, it talks about how CM Punk visited a seven-year-old girl named Aubrey who was diagnosed with nueroblastoma on her spine, which is a form of cancer. At first when CM Punk called this little girl he never expected that her wish was to meet a big, bad wrestler. But it turns out that Aubrey is a huge wrestling fan and Punk is her favourite wrestler. After meeting her hero, Aubrey and her family got to watch the WWE match as invited guests. Aubrey pointed out wrestlers left and right! She had the time of her young life and has plenty of memories to go along with it. The preferred reading of this article might be that CM Punk is a very a generous and giving person. Also, that he cares about his fans and will do anything to show it. It shows that Punk is a very dedicated person and has a big heart. The oppositional reading of this might be that he doesn't actually care about his fans and is just doing this for publicity and to improve his image for the media. I feel that this article definitely improves his image and makes him look like a good person for taking the time to visit one of his biggest fans and especially one is who is sick. To me personally, it doesn't actually change my opinion or view of Punk because I already have the opinion of him being a great and generous person. For me, all this article does is just reinforce that opinion and maybe even strengthen it a bit.
It seems like involving himself an a cause like this would really strengthen CM Punk's image. He already appeals to wrestling fans who believe he is tough, but now he can also appeal to non-wrestling fans as well because he is showing his generous, caring side. Good analysis of the preferred and oppositional readings of this text.
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