Rhetorical Analysis, Mickey Mouse

When people think of Walt Disney, they think Mickey Mouse, but that’s not what this paper is about, it is about his Early Life, Himself, First Animations, and his Legacy. “Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illnois in 1901” (Surber). Walt Disney grew up on a farm most of his child years. Walt Disney was the founder of the Disney Company. He created many creative things during his career. Walt Disney came from being a poor as child, to making his own company, and to living his dream. The next paragraph will talk Walt Disney’s Early Life.

Walt Disney was a very influential man to the entertainment industry. He made animation a whole new type of entertainment. Although Walt went through many struggles and problems, he pushed on and eventually saw results for all his hard work. Many hardships got in Disney’s way such as unsupportive parents and even bankruptcy; Walt pushed on through, always creating, working hard, and persevering to accomplish his dream.

The ideology of a successful life is forced on citizens from childhood. Cartoons are made by corporations to illustrate how people should act in society and set standards on “the way to live”. Mickey Mouse is an example of this because he has transformed into the pleasant face of all of Disney has branched into the lives of so many children around the world, bringing them cheer and joy in the comfort of their homes. These ideals are stored and used to comprehend every other social conformity from childhood to adulthood. Even R.O. Dent resonates with the happiness felt by the many children of the world and thinks of Mickey as an innocent mouse

Almost Half of a century of working for Walt Disney Productions went by when Les Clark decided to retire from the animation industry 1975. Clark was the first of Walt Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men” (an affectionate term in which Disney adopted from Franklin D. Roosevelt when referring to his key animators). In 1925 Walt Disney was pleased with some drawings a young man who he had met at a candy store near the Walt Disney Studio in Hollywood. On their first meeting he had been impressed by the lettering Les had done on the menus. Two years later, with no formal art training but an avid interest in the new medium of animation, he asked Walt Disney for a job. He was cautioned that it might be temporary and that temporary job lasted 48 years

Mickey was a very humble and caring individual, he did not like all the publicity he received, not because of his shyness, but because he never thought of himself as some kind of superhero or someone who was the best at what they did, he always kept it in the back of his mind that there was someone working twice as hard as him to be the best. Mickey never accepted the fact that what he did was good enough. Even these last few months he gave it all he could possibly give.

He and his enterprise displayed fantasy, innocence, warmth and resilience to people all over the country and even the world, and to many he was portrayed as a positive symbol to represent the American way of life. Additionally, Mickey Mouse, arguably the most famous and loved of Disney’s creations, played an important role in American culture. Mickey Mouse Clubs became popular after the television show aired in the ‘50s, and enabled youth to become more involved in film and excitable about art in general. In fact, Disney helped pave the way for similar organizations, as he envisioned the possibilities of a national network of them. In addition to impacting American culture by intriguing young audiences, he also changed the daily lives of many U.S. citizens. As manufacturing and the growth of a consumer economy made it all the more possible to do less laborious work, Americans had more leisure time. Disney took advantage of this. The Wall Street Journal published an article in which they showed how his efforts in filmmaking, television, commercials, merchandising and licensing, publications, comic strips, etc. had the ability to project one another before consumers. People at home had more time on their hands, so seeing this sudden increase in Disney’s business efforts motivated them to become more

Disney’s imagination, optimism, creation, and self-made success made him a legend of the 20th century (Short Biography). Disney was like no other man before him. His ability to touch the hearts, minds and emotions of millions of Americans set him apart from everyone else (About Walt Disney).

A creative person famously stated “It all started with a mouse.” You may be thinking that you know who this mouse is, but not too fast. Yes, it is Mickey Mouse, but who was the brilliant man that created this happy little creature?

Thesis/Central Idea: To understand the impact Walt Disney has left on society, it is important to learn that his empire all started with a mouse, how his newfound success contributed to his ability to create accomplished film works, and eventually bring his imagination to life through the construction of Disney parks.

Indeed, as Walt grew up, he became the total opposite of dour and angry Elias Disney, almost as if he had willed himself to be so. Even his brother Roy recalled how extraverted Walt was: “He was full of clowning…very lighthearted all the time. Very full of fun and gaiety, all the way to the end” (40), and he pulled a number of pranks on friends and family,

Not content to make a hero out of one rodent, the American public has also idolised Mickey 's partner Minnie. It is interesting to note that Mickey and Minnie frequently demonstrate behavior not unlike human courtship behavior. It is also interesting to note that this happily unmarried couple remain perpetually in this state of innocent bliss. This state seems to capture the innocence of childhood that children do not know they have and adults reminisce about incessantly.

When the subject of the Disney Enterprises is brought up, one often thinks of cartoons, musicals or other movies, amusement parks, and famous characters such as Mickey Mouse.

Mickey Mouse was the start of many successful character creations for Walt. He even made a animated theme And which is one of the most tired attraction

Gould wrote this essay on the 50th “birthday” of Mickey Mouse, who first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie in 1928. His emphasis is on the way in which Mickey has metaphorically “evolved,” especially over his first few decades. In the early days, his personality was mischievous, and he was drawn to appear much more adult-like than in later years. Later, as he became nicer, and his features changed. His head grew in size relative to the rest of his body making him seem more youthful because young children have larger heads. This happens because the head-end of the embryo grows more rappidly than the foot end. Also, his eyes got bigger, and his ears moved back, suggesting more forehead.

In the article “A Biological Homage to Mickey Mouse” by Stephen Jay Gould, Gould brings to light the neotenic characteristics that Disney portrayed through the first fifty years of the famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. From debut in 1928 in the film “Steamboat Willie” to the character as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice in “Fantasia” in the 1940’s, Mickey’s cranial features as well as behaviors were silently altered. Mickey’s character in “Steamboat Willie” was an adventurous noisy mouse with a musical imagination that would fearlessly swing a cat by its tail while rhythmically bang on various farm animals body parts to then-popular tunes. By the 1940’s and 1950’s as Mickey’s popularity grew, he transformed into a less obnoxious adult (that