Great Expectations Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetoric refers to the study of the ways speakers and writers utilizes words in influencing the audience. Therefore, a rhetorical analysis refers to the essay where a non-fiction work is broken down into parts and it is used in the creation of a specific effect. A rhetorical analysis must assess the goals of the rhetorician, the tools used and the effectiveness of those tools. In writing a rhetorical analysis, one does not argue on the tools used but instead discusses the ways the rhetorician makes an argument and whether he or she uses a successful approach. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fiction novel for children which was written by C.S. Lewis and was published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is regarded as one of the renowned and first published novels of The Chronicles of Narnia and it is held in libraries. Most parts of the novel are set in Narnia, which is believed to be a land with talking animals and mythical creatures ruling into the deep winter. This paper seeks to compare the novel and movie adaptation of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

During the Great Awakening, a time of religious recovery, Jonathan Edwards' sermons were lectured. In his sermons, Edwards utilized an assortment of rhetorical devices, including imagery and basic metaphors to make the "sinner" regret and fear.

Sometimes whats ideal in a situation is not what the truth of the situation and can cause your ideals to be lost. In William Golding’s novel, “Lord of the Flies”, he demonstrates a shift in some of the characters from the thought of idealism to the reality and truth of the world. Ralph is a good example of this shift, he starts out thinking the island will be a fun place and they’ll have fun waiting to be rescued, but soon he realizes that there is going to be more hardship and struggles to keep up the moral and hope of rescue. In the book Ralph wanted to keep everyone safe and get them off the island, but Jack wants to be a leader and messes up his plans, making it so that Ralph is alone in his plan to get rescued.

Jonathan Edwards is one of the leaders of the “Great Awakening.” Before reading the text, determine the historical context through online research. In one or two sentences, briefly define the historical context of Edward's’ speech. What does Edwards hope to accomplish with this sermon? Define his purpose.

Gore Vidal once said, “The Puritans left England for America not because they couldn’t be Puritans in their mother country, but because they were not allowed to force others to become Puritans; In the New World, of course, they could and did.” In1741, esteemed Puritan pastor, Jonathan Edwards, preached a sermon to his congregation, terrifying everyone who wasn’t truly Puritan into becoming one. Edwards’ purpose was to admonish non-Puritans and emphasizes the importance of the Puritans rededicating their life to their faith. Edwards uses diction, logos, and personification to terrorize the congregation into leading the “perfect Puritan life”.

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a story about a man named Gulliver who travels to many different islands in his quest to get home. His first encounter is with the Lilliputians on their island of Lilliput. The Lilliputians seemed rational and reasonable at first, but in reality they are not rational at all. They are revealed to be irrational because they have a corrupt court, wierd laws, and blatant discrimination.

William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies focuses mainly on a group of boys’ who have been stranded on an uninhabited island where they face many problems with themselves and others. One of the many dilemma’s within this story was the division of power between Ralph and Jack. They both had qualities of a leader, but they had different intentions with where they wanted to go; Jack was primarily the villain in this story showing savagery, while Ralph was civilized. So, why do the boys’ join someone who is cruel? Jack knows that he can manipulate their fears and use activities that are relatable to them because they are still little kids. Although it might seem devious, Jack is intelligent by using these tactics because they prove to be

and the audience, and secondly, by speaking in an active voice to let the sophisticated audience know of the importance that his argument brings.

Jonathan Edwards combines many persuasive techniques in this sermon, he uses Logic, appealing to the audience’s emotions, and the past teachings of puritans , but appealing to the audience’s emotions was most effective. Jonathan Edwards used emotions to get through the audience’s head, particularly the fear technique. He made them believe God had everybody’s fate in his hands, and one wrong move, and God could drop you to burn in hell. Everyone during this time fear the unknown. We don’t know if it’s the end of our being, or the beginning of an everlasting life. What we don’t know we make great strides to knowing what it is. Religion is the same. We afraid of dying because we don’t know what it feels like to die. It’ll happen to all of us,

Imagine a world where there is no technology, air condition, airplanes, and the only way to travel is by ship. You would pray for safe travels, but there was no certainty to whether you would live to see the next day because the ocean could be unpredictable. All you had were friends and family, the ocean, and a hope for a better future. In the early 1600s, this is exactly what the pilgrims faced as they crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach their destination in the Americas. They left Great Britain for religious freedom and trusted that God would protect them. When the pilgrims, reached the new land they began to colonize. As time passed, their dependence on God began to fade. This is one of the reasons that caused the Great Awakening.

In Hawthorne's description of Hester on the pedestal he paints this shameful picture of Hester. He describes her in a guilty manner and emphasizes the pain Hester is feeling from this shame. Hawthorne expresses all of this guilt and pain in his first set of parallel phrases. For instance he repeats "a fixed gaze" twice in order to show the reader the intenseness of this part and then goes on to say the sun is "lighting up her shame" and making her "sin" clear to everyone watching her. He also refers to the "midday sun" as lighting up her shame and therefore making it more visible to the "whole people." He even goes as far as to describe her child as "sin-born" when she makes eye contact with the stranger, who is found out to be her husband. This adds to her feeling of guilt as Hawthorne makes it clear the baby in her arms is not her husband's child. Yet when he gets to the second set of parallel phrases he has this complete rhetorical shift and this whole guilty look of Hester disintegrates into one of almost sympathy. He goes from shaming and making Hester look guilty to describing how her privacy has kind of been torn away from her because of this whole situation. For example, he makes note of private affairs and compares them to the event taking place, he says things such as "features that should have been seen only in the quiet gleam of the fireside."

“But skilled and loyal assistants on other polar ventures, however famous the expedition and it’d leader, are seldom remembered and really celebrate.” (pg 3)

In the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, there is a character by the name of Ralph. Ralph, the oldest of them all is introduced in the very beginning of the story. The story takes place on an uninhabited island. On this island are a bunch of boys whose plane had crashed. There are no women or adults, the oldest one is twelve and few months and therefore, is declared leader. They have to work together each with an assigned job to survive. The fact that Ralph is the leader, causes him to have to give a lot speeches to the group he uses logos and ethos well. In chapter 5 of the the book, “Beast from Water” These techniques cause him to persuade the boys better although, he would be more persuasive if he used all of the techniques. Using ethos, pathos and logos together makes an argument strong.

On February 26, 2016, Boise State University was proud to present W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s operatic production, Pirates of Penzance, directed by Darrin J. Pufall. This hilarious production was originally composed in 1879, and is still able to successfully send audiences into hysterics, especially with the current leap year that is upon us. Gilbert and Sullivan’s productions were mainly focused on satire of the Victorian age. This piece was filled with quick wit and truly pointing out the stupidity that occurred during the 19th century. When Pirates of Penzance premiered in 1879, it was described as “merry” and “bright”, today that is just scratching the surface of what this incredible play did, which was filled with strong humor,

In Marjane Satrapi's word-specific panel about refugees fleeing north on page 89, she indicates the perilous situation of the war through taxis escaping flaming iconography. The bombing of border towns in the Iran-Iraq war forces residents to abandon their homes and belongings in the hope of finding refuge in the northern cities. The foreboding, chaotic scene underscores a period of turmoil in Iranian history. The words of the panel state, “After Abadan, every border town was targeted by bombers. Most of the people living in those areas had to flee northward, far away from the Iraqi missiles.” Satrapi sets the backdrop of warfare with intense, slightly militaristic words such as “targeted,” “flee,” and “far away”. This being a word-specific panel, the graphic