The Quest for Stardom

Those who want to become famous have to work to achieve that goal, and different people address this quest in different ways. In this novel, Greg Heffley writes about the kind of stardom he believes would be best and the efforts of his brother Rodrick to launch his band into stardom.

Greg opens by writing about his belief that it would be wonderful to be famous. However, he is aware that there would be negative consequences such as fans demanding to know all about his life. Greg sums that up with: “it would be nice to have mansions and expensive cars and all the other stuff that comes with being famous. I just wouldn't want to deal with the downside of fame” (6). Greg believes it would be better to be the friend or relative of a famous person. He could enjoy the expensive...