The front cover makes the divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes seem dramatic as it overtakes the smaller story in the top left corner.  Furthermore, the small image to the bottom right makes it look like Suri is some innocent child caught between this nasty fight between her parents. The picture of Katie and Tom together makes Tom look like a happy guy while Katie appears to be bearing a fake smile and behind him; her position behind him is not very surprising as she has been "isolated in her life as the wife of a megastar in recent years" making her now seem "glum and downcast" (Tauber 59).  In the story itself, the length of the story makes it appear to be a shocking news as Tom "had no idea" and he was "blindsided" (Tauber 58). The cover story talks about how Katie's parents never really approved of Tom and wanted "the old Katie back" (Tauber 59). However, Tom, who had been filming in Iceland and waiting for Katie and Suri's visit, thought everything was fine and even said he was blessed "to be able to live [his] dream and have the family that [he] has" (Tauber 59). Tauber further says that their marriage ended suddenly just like it began. The couple had been together for seven years and got engaged within two months of beginning their relationship. Tom's marriage to Katie is ending a lot like it did with his marriage to Nicole Kidman--over raising their children through Scientology. Katie never really accepted Scientology as she had been raised Catholic. This is what leads her to file for sole custody of their daughter Suri. Perhaps, Katie and Tom should have talked about these things before they got married and ended up in another celebrity divorce scandal.

MLA Citation:
Tauber, Michelle. "Why She Split with Tom--Katie's Shocking Choice." People [New York City, 
         New York] 16 July 2012: 56-66. Print.