Analysis Of Kenneth Burke's Essay 'The Disaster Artist'

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Kenneth Burke compiled of this essay titled Literature as Equipment for Living where he brings up the point that literature could be interpreted through proverbs which are “designed for consolation or vengeance, for admonition, or exhortation, for foretelling.” (Burke, 301-302). Proverbs allow the audience to form judgments on situations and creates an understanding of the ways in which a movie can be expressed through proverbs. The Disaster Artist, directed by James Franco, was an example of Burke’s Equipment for Living idea because the film uses metaphors, synecdoche, metonymy, and irony to create proverbs. Tommy Wiseau was a misunderstood inspiring actor who wanted to be successful in show business. During Wiseau’s time in Hollywood, he

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