Christina Nguyen
Jared McCoy (39B)
Rhetorical Analysis
February 20, 2014
Rhetorical Analysis
“What is your name?” William Blake asks.
“My name is Nobody… He who talks loud, saying nothing”
Why do authors or directors decide to give no names or self-refuting names for characters in their films or books? Nobody refers to be called “Nobody” however he is certainly not nobody. As a matter of fact, he is a savior and a guide to a helplessly injured white man. In the film “A Fistful of Dollars,” Clint Eastwood’s character is introduced as “The Man with No Name” and is often being called “Stranger” throughout the film. Perhaps, the viewers do not question his name because Stranger appears as a complete stranger, the townspeople are surprised and
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Regeneration and violence are common features of the myth of the west, even on the cover of novel, Michael Herr states that Blood Meridian is “a classic American novel of regeneration through violence.” Blood Meridian goes far beyond into the dark depths of humanity and is unquestionably the goriest novel. In this novel, McCarthy manages to capture the history of violence and bloody conflicts between us, the Mexicans and the American Indians. The book is full of violent imagery of murdered and scalped victims. At first, it seems like a runaway kid labeled “the kid” is the protagonist in the book, but as the book progresses, McCarthy builds Judge Holden into a deeply layered man—a man, knowledgeable and intelligent-- a murderer, vicious and manipulative. The judge is a very special and an interesting character that is not frequently appeared in the west. From his appearance to his actions, the judge is the epitome of the darkest, most mysterious and complex character of all in the West. McCarthy smartly reserves to give a short, accurate summary of Judge Holden in the last chapter of the …show more content…
In addition, the fact that almost all the characters in this novel are uneducated and are accustomed to simple language makes the judge appear brighter and more knowledgeable. In one passage, the judge manipulates the other riders by replying a simple question with a long, “scholarly” comment “It is not necessary, he said, that the principals here be in possession of the facts concerning their case, for their acts will ultimately accommodate history with or without their understanding. But it is consistent with notions of right principle that these facts—to the extent that they can be readily made to do so—should find a repository in the witness of some third party” (85). Through cunning manipulation, the judge is able to escape from giving a legit explanation and is capable of confusing the other riders. The Judge’s cleverness is a perfect tool to convert those around him, changing the way they see, think, and feel. Similar to the Judge, Clint Eastwood’s character who is also known as Stranger in A Fistful of Dollars utilizes his intelligence to outsmart the families Baxters and Rojos who compete in hoping of becoming wealthy. Knowing there is an opportunity to obtain some money, Stranger smartly strategizes his plan by picking a fight with the Baxters. Then, he negotiates
Regardless of a personal dislike of reading about history, the book was captivating enough to get through. Ann Field Alexander, author of “Race Man: The Rise and Fall of the ‘Fighting Editor,’ John Mitchell Jr”, explains the hardships of a black male activist in the same time period as Lebsock’s novel. The main character Mitchell was president of a bank and ran for a political office, but was tried with fraud. After Mitchell was sentenced as guilty, the case was found faulty and was dismissed. Mitchell was still bankrupt and full of shame when he died. On the same subject of Lucy Pollard’s death, “Murder on Trial: 1620-2002”, written by Robert Asher, included the Pollard murder in chapter three of the novel. The aspect that any well written historically based novel brings to its readers is the emotion of being involved in the development and unraveling of events. As was said before, one who enjoys a steady but often slow novel that sets out a timeline of events with more than enough information to be satisfactory, then “A Murder in Virginia” is a riveting
...many pros and cons that go along with the novel written by Steve Bogira. Some pros that go along with Bogira’s novel is that he does a good job capturing the history of the courthouse and how it’s been brought up from its early beginnings. Bogira also does a good job with following and going though Judge Locallo’s daily routine and problems that he faces as being a judge in one of America’s busiest felony courtrooms Though Bogira’s novel is a thorough detailed account of what happens in a year in one of America’s most hectic courtrooms, it can be seen as only a representation of the court system in Chicago since courtrooms across the country can differ from state government to state government. Bogira’s novel though, however, does give an accurate description of the problems that can still continue today, plaguing the court system within this country. Corruption is
The narrator uses intense diction to describe Judge Pyncheon’s character as near perfection. He reflects traits such as “purity,” “faithfulness,” “devotedness,” “zeal,” “unimpeachable integrity” and “cleanliness.” This shows that he works very hard to keep a respectable public opinion. It is as if the judge does what the public thinks he ought to do. The narrator’s complement diction gives the judge a near to perfect appearance to onlookers. This respect...
In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
There are many instances in Ken Mitchell's play The Shipbuilder, where the main character Jaanus Karkulainen, insists on being called by his Finnish name Karkulainen. In the play, many characters call him Johnny Crook. This situation creates controversy about names and shows how important names are to some people. Jaanus and Jukka create most of this controversy.
In her unforgettable memoir, Barbara Ehrenreich sets out to explore the lives of the working poor under the proposed welfare reforms in her hometown, Key West, Florida. Temporarily discarding her middle class status, she resides in a small cheap cabin located in a swampy background that is forty-five minutes from work, dines at fast food restaurants, and searches all over the city for a job. This heart-wrenching yet infuriating account of hers reveals the struggles that the low-income workers have to face just to survive. In the except from Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich uses many rhetorical strategies to illustrate the conditions of the low wage workers including personal anecdotes of humiliation at interviews, lists of restrictions due to limited
Schopen, Bernard A. "'They Rode On': Blood Meridian and the Art of Narrative." Western American Literature 30.2 (Summer 1995): 179-194. Rpt. inContemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 204. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 May 2014.
The nameless narrator is a young black person, who attends his college regularly. He follows certain directions to lead a normal life. Yet, his life has to diverge from what it is as he makes a huge mistake, which can not be forgiven by the Headmaster, Dr. Bledsoe. Mr. Norton, one of the trustees, is chauffeured by the narrator and in the trip they take together, the narrator shows him the places, where the real life that blacks have is obvious. Raged at this, Dr. Bledsoe’s reaction towards the naïve narrator is harsh and he is sent away from the college. The events have key points to them in terms of how the characters choose to behave under certain conditions. These conditions are mostly related to honor and shame, pride and humiliation, ambition to take over and passivity.
Jack Shakley’s “Indian Mascots- You’re Out” published on the op-ed page of the LA times, he impacted readers about the argument over professional and college sport teams whose mascots are using Native American names. Shakley is the former chair of the Los Angeles city/county Native American Commission. The author describes the history of using Indian mascots and how it hurt a group of people. He wants readers to know that it is necessary to remove Native American names and mascots from college and professional teams. Jack Shakley uses three strategies to present his argument to show his attitude to remove Indian mascots in teams.
The movie trailer “Rio 2”, shows a great deal of pathos, ethos, and logos. These rhetorical appeals are hidden throughout the movie trailer; however, they can be recognized if paying attention to the details and montage of the video. I am attracted to this type of movies due to the positive life messages and the innocent, but funny personifications from the characters; therefore, the following rhetorical analysis will give a brief explanation of the scenes, point out the characteristics of persuasive appeals and how people can be easily persuaded by using this technique, and my own interpretation of the message presented in the trailer.
The piece that I will be analyzing is called How It Feels to Be Colored Me. This piece appealed to me because she described her point of view through the use of anecdote. Her perspective of being different caught my attention because most articles about being colored are so clique. This one is out of the ordinary because she thinks of being colored as a good thing. The only thing that could be difficult to analyze about this piece would understand how she feels because back then, black people were treated horribly.
Fear and confusion plays a huge part in the criminal justice system because of the huge number of cases and facilities unable to handle them. The building is condemned and they have new judge had begun his position as the new supervising judge. His name is Roosevelt Dorn. Beckstrand is excited to be working on Duncan's. His case is a well known infamous one and Beckstrand almost hated the kid. Offenders in this case are used to a substantial number of setbacks in the system and and finding her main witness is becoming trouble for Beckstrand. Ronald, along with the other young delinquents, doesn't seem to care about anything.
In 1729, Jonathan Swift published a pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal”. It is a satirical piece that described a radical and humorous proposal to a very serious problem. The problem Swift was attacking was the poverty and state of destitution that Ireland was in at the time. Swift wanted to bring attention to the seriousness of the problem and does so by satirically proposing to eat the babies of poor families in order to rid Ireland of poverty. Clearly, this proposal is not to be taken seriously, but merely to prompt others to work to better the state of the nation. Swift hoped to reach not only the people of Ireland who he was calling to action, but the British, who were oppressing the poor. He writes with contempt for those who are oppressing the Irish and also dissatisfaction with the people in Ireland themselves to be oppressed.
In Red Harvest, in both his description of both “Poisonville” and it’s inhabitants, Hammett uses contradicting language, and often iconic reoccurring imagery to express the deterioration of American morals with the growth of underground crime, judicial politics, and the emergence of the femme fatal. The characters in the novel, including the operative himself are willing to lie, cheat, and kill in cold blood for their own personal gain. Although infidelity, greed, and self-preservation are expected from characters involved with the murders and inner crime ring; the story becomes more complicated when characters like the operative, and chief of police begin to get their hands dirty. Bringing the age-old crime ad punishment theme to a higher tier where the reader is unable to make an impulsive decision on who is a “bad guy”, and who is a “good guy”.
Regardless of the possibility that individuals couldn't see the reference, by utilizing the title "what's in a name", dislike a name for a story article, Gates call attention to his primary thought that bias and separation lies behind names. The writer utilizes an inquiry sentence to be a title, it appears like that writer didn't state precisely what is in a name and didn't give a response to the inquiry, however subsequent to perusing the entire exposition, everybody can give a response to the inquiry through their own