Two Different Analysis
A rhetorical analysis is not a summary of a literary work or scholarly article. Rhetorical analysis focuses on how the author writes not what they write about. The rhetorical analysis also focuses on the audience, and the messages within the writing. Below I included two examples of rhetorical analysis that I have conducted. Each of these examples view how the author writes and what audiences will these articles, or stories will appeal to, and what messages are conveyed.
The article “Lauren Ridloff’s Quiet Power” would interest a wide variety of audiences. For example the article could appeal to the fans of the writer, actor, or the play. It would also appeal to theatre goers, or professionals. Another audience that would read this article would be deaf individuals and their allies. Although the main audience for this article would be the, New York Times subscribers. The message within the article is about Lauren Ridloff reaching her dream, despite being deaf. It connects to the different audiences in different ways. For the New York Times subscribers it connects because they may not know Lauren Ridloff but they should so the Times provides them with an article about her success. It relates to the fans of the play, theater goers, or professionals because it is an article that relates to theater. The article would draw attention from the fans of the actor because it’s about her, and her career. Fans of the writer would be intrigued to see another article from them. The community involving deaf individuals and allies would read this article and feel inspired or encouraged to overcome their challenges even if they feel limited. The writer for the article is a theater reporter for The New York Times, he previously cover religion. Even though the writer is a theater reporter he focused too much on Laurens disability and had an unintentional insultive tone. For example he state’s, Lauren Ridloff “falls into broadway”, and proceeds to say that she should be grateful she got the role. For the writer it sounds insulting, and contradictory because he first goes about saying that she was in plays and she acted before and she was a successful teacher. On the other hand he makes it seems like she never acted before and they just picked her off the street which isn’t true. The writer also emphasizes her disability, more so because he doesn’t understand it. The writer should have learned a little more about being deaf before her wrote this article.
In “Soon I Will Be Invincible” by Austin Grossman each chapter had a different element. Grossman’s novel would mainly appeal to a young adults, fans of comics, and an audience that struggles with self-identity. These audiences are drawn to this book not only because they’re fans, but because they relate to the messages within the novel. Throughout Grossman’s novel he included two common messages in young adult novels. Those two messages were the questions; Who am I?, and Where do I fit in? Austin Grossman himself had a lot of background knowledge with superhero comics and stories. Grossman was a video game designer, and he was knowledgeable with technical gibberish. Grossman wrote parts of the novel in first person. In chapter two, the message within that chapter was transformation. This particular chapter would appeal mostly to the audience that is struggling with identity. Within the chapter one of the main characters, Fatale, struggles with her appearance and she feels insecure. She called herself a “monster” and “half cyborg”.
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