Plastic flamingo

remodeled, one can see the markings of the 1950s, an era of kitchens and bathrooms decorated in a monochrome of Hot Pink, just like the plastic pink lawn flamingos. In her essay, Jenniffer Price discusses the history of the flamingos in the United States and uses them as a symbol of America’s culture. Through her use of diction and imagery in the essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, Jennifer Price characterizes American Culture as materialistic. Jennifer Price uses diction to characterize

Established magazine writer Jennifer Price’s essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, argues that America’s culture is excessively concerned with material items, and much less concerned with individuality. Price addresses her opinion of American culture through syntax, diction, and tone. Price conveys her opinion of American culture through her use of syntax. In the second paragraph, Price discusses America’s past according to flamingos, crafting her sentence using exceptional syntax to

The author, Jennifer Price used similes, imagery and satire throughout the passage “The Plastic Pink Flamingo:A Natural History”. Each device is used for a particular reason and helps bring the purpose of the passage together. The purpose of this passage is to depict how we as individuals are basically immature with our money and waste our money on things that aren’t as necessary and that we could do without. We have to keep in mind when we are reading her passage, that she grew up in the Great Depression

melting pot of adaptations with nothing in our culture, even our blood line, being true American. We have this desire to show off to everyone around us about or trips and wealth whether it be with t-shirts and pictures or pink flamingos. In an essay entitled “The Plastic Pink Flamingo…” Jennifer Price uses these 1950’s lawn ornaments as a way to demonstrate her views on American culture. American’s have turned something which we almost “hunted…to extinction” for the sole purpose of “plumes and meat”

fifties also brought rise to the famous plastic pink flamingo. In her essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, author Jennifer Price examines the phenomenon of the toy bird and the impact it had on society. By using colorful diction, a sarcastic tone, and contrasting ideas, Price is able to effectively convey her view of United States culture and reveal the inner problems of a seemingly booming nation. Price’s commentary on the plastic pink flamingo begins even before her first paragraph

In Jennifer Price’s “The Plastic Pink Flamingos: A Natural History,”she gives a brief history about the pink flamingo and its iconic meaning in America’s pop culture. In addition to the meaning behind the pink flamingo, she connects her historical context to reveal her thoughts on American culture. In the text, Price utilizes historical allusions and extravagant diction and asks us to experience her frustration with today’s American society and asks us to consider her criticism towards America’s

How can a simple pink plastic decoration effectively symbolize the collective culture of the U.S.? In her essay “The Pink Plastic Flamingo: A Natural History”, Jennifer Price explains both the impact that the iconic decoration had on American and what it says about American culture as a whole. Price expertly crafts the text using powerful diction to explain the significance of the pink flamingo, allusions to cultural icons to demonstrate the easily influenced nature of Americans, and sarcasm and

Pink Flamingos     In her essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingos”, author Jennifer Price uses bold word choice, facts and statistics, and ethos to express her view on the United States culture.     Price touches on many different states and cities throughout her writing. This is to represent her opinion of the United States as a whole. Price writes “In ancient Egypt, it symbolized the Sun God Ra” and “Back in New Jersey, the Union Products flamingos inscribed in one’s lawn emphatically.” Price includes

Brennan French 10/22/14 Mrs. Yeates 3 Red Flamingo In the essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, the author Jennifer Price provides a brief history of the flamingo, but she does more than just describe the bird. She creates a far more significant insight through her tone, word choice and use of examples. Which leads her to analyze the American mindset along with the culture. Price begins the essay with a sense of thrill due to her use of the words “boldness” and “splashed”. Although

faults. In the essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History,” Price criticizes the American culture as being fake. Price’s heavy use of irony, exaggerated diction, and historical context suggests that she has a negative view of the United States culture and considers that the pink flamingo represents a flaw of the United States culture. Price utilizes the word “splashed” in her first paragraph, which adds a passionate feeling into her idea of the influence of flamingos on United States society