Weekly Analysis Week 5

This week in honor of my birthday, I’d like to talk about the popular culture icon known as the birthday cake. Birthday cakes are so commonly used that most grocery store bakeries decorate and sell them. As do most ice cream shops make an ice cream version of the same thing. They’re usually decorated with bright colors and sometimes flowers, balloons, or confetti. This is because celebrating is associated with bright colors. The cake most likely goes back to the time of feasting as a sort of celebration. Also, in the past, many people couldn’t afford confections on a regular basis so the only time they got sweets was on a special occasion. There are so many birthdays in my family during the month of June that by the time mine comes up on the 24th… I’m sick of cake.