Rhetorical Analysis Of Why We Crave Horror Movies By Stephen King
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Juan Mena
Mrs. Leimkuhler
Honors English 11
5 November 2014
Commonplace Insanity
Renowned horror author Stephen King is known for his humorous and macabre articles, like, "Why We Crave Horror Movies". King uses humor, metaphors, and relates to readers on a personal level. The point that he makes in the article is that we are all a little bit insane which is why entertainment is found in the macabre such as horror movies, games, or novels. King states that horror movies are humankind's method of feeding the instinctive, insane, aggressive side of their being that no one sees. King uses colloquial vernacular, humor, metaphors, and engages with readers on a personal level to help push his point across the article.
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His use of conversational English rather than academic English, along with his use of first person throughout the article, engage the reader and creates a mutual understanding between King and the reader. His use of humor as shown by the joke, "'What's the difference between a truckload of bowling balls and a truckload of dead babies?' (You can't unload a truckload of bowling balls with a pitchfork)", engages with the emotions of the reader whether it be with a laugh or a gag.
Stephen King, being a horror writer, has a conspicuous bias in the article which is understandable because he is defending his art. Most of his research derives from personal opinions, theories, and assumptions. However, he splendidly uses these opinions and theories to
Mena !2 convince the reader of his point in a logical way. His use of conversational English creates a positive predisposition in the mind of the reader which generates a positive vibe. People feel like they are talking to a long lost friend instead of an apathetic professor. Furthermore, being a splendid author, King successfully drives everyone of his points home as well as being entertaining at the same time.
King uses metaphors as his conclusion paragraph which creates a deeper level
Juan Mena
Mrs. Leimkuhler
Honors English 11
5 November 2014
Commonplace Insanity
Renowned horror author Stephen King is known for his humorous and macabre articles, like, "Why We Crave Horror Movies". King uses humor, metaphors, and relates to readers on a personal level. The point that he makes in the article is that we are all a little bit insane which is why entertainment is found in the macabre such as horror movies, games, or novels. King states that horror movies are humankind's method of feeding the instinctive, insane, aggressive side of their being that no one sees. King uses colloquial vernacular, humor, metaphors, and engages with readers on a personal level to help push his point across the article.
Known as the foremost …show more content…
His use of conversational English rather than academic English, along with his use of first person throughout the article, engage the reader and creates a mutual understanding between King and the reader. His use of humor as shown by the joke, "'What's the difference between a truckload of bowling balls and a truckload of dead babies?' (You can't unload a truckload of bowling balls with a pitchfork)", engages with the emotions of the reader whether it be with a laugh or a gag.
Stephen King, being a horror writer, has a conspicuous bias in the article which is understandable because he is defending his art. Most of his research derives from personal opinions, theories, and assumptions. However, he splendidly uses these opinions and theories to
Mena !2 convince the reader of his point in a logical way. His use of conversational English creates a positive predisposition in the mind of the reader which generates a positive vibe. People feel like they are talking to a long lost friend instead of an apathetic professor. Furthermore, being a splendid author, King successfully drives everyone of his points home as well as being entertaining at the same time.
King uses metaphors as his conclusion paragraph which creates a deeper level