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Hobby Hero Analysis

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I enjoyed Lobby Hero. Although, I like Michael Cera so, I may be somewhat biased. The show asks you to examine many ethical questions. It makes you think about what you put first. Should family go above justice and truth? Should you tell the truth, even if it costs you your job or compromises your family dynamic? Lobby Hero creates many issues that have no definitive answer. There is no set terms of black and white and it is interesting to see characters’ ideas and values come out of their discussions. I liked that it encouraged the audience to think for themselves by not really resolving any of the issues or explicitly showing who they thought was right. In class, many people brought up good points that Dawn was very loud and a somewhat annoying. …show more content…

Since most of the action and big talking points happened off stage or prior to the opening of the show, diction needed to convey all that had happened. I think they did a good job with their use of diction. In the beginning they give us what we need to know about the murder and towards the end when everything becomes more serious we get more of the details. It was set up in a good way in which something would happen and a character would come in and convey the information to Jeff, who had some clever retort for whatever he was being told. Diction also helped characterize Jeff as a slacker and comical. Jeff often has a quick retort or joke to whatever news another character is telling him. Jeff also describes how he slacks off at work and gets away with it. Diction is used to direct attention in this show, especially because there isn’t too much action on the stage. They talk about different sides of an issue to show that not everything is black and white. What they say is what the audience needs to focus on. Like when William discusses how his family calls to talk about his brother’s case, he is showing that he is being pressured to take his brother’s side. And when he talks about the crappy public defender his brother would receive, he is pointing out issues in the justice system that could do harm to his brother. Diction is also used to reveal the themes and ideas of a play. This play shows that no issue is straightforward and black and white. There are many different angles and consequences of most situations. This is seen in the discussions between the characters on stage. When Jeff debates telling Dawn what he knows about William’s brother’s case, he lays it out in a hypothetical situation and discusses the issues he sees with both sides. Dawn tries to convince him that he should come forward and make a statement so he can testify because she sees that justice would only be served if he did so. While William

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