Rhetorical Analysis

Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that “There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard.” In 1995, Aung San Suu Kyi delivered the speech “Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” through a video, attempting to gain the rights women. Similarly, Margaret Atwood presented the speech “Spotty-handed Villainesses” to numerous conventions in 1994, with the idea of increasing the dimensions of feminism. These powerful speeches use a large variety of language forms and techniques specifically pathos, ethos and logos to express their aspirations, beliefs and values. Although these speeches are studied in written form, it is clear that the rhetorical devices allow the purpose of the speech to be recognized throughout time.
The quote “That as the shackles of prejudice and intolerance fall from our own limbs we can together strive to identify and remove the impediments to human development everywhere” metaphorically describes that women are able to remove the detriment of intolerance and develop the rights of women to a new level.
In the 1990’s, the fight for the rights of women was at a greater value than it is in modern society. For this reason, the time in which Suu Kyi’ speech was delivered affiliates the meaning and value of the speech. As this speech can only be read contextually; relating to the situation in Burma and Suu Kyi’s previous relations with cultural standards and values from Burma, the speech does not hold a lasting integrity internationally, in modern society.
Moreover, the novelist Margaret Atwood presented the speech “Spotty Handed-Villainesses” in 1994 which based on the representation of women in literature over the ages. The idea of stereotypes based through novels is a reoccurring theme throughout the speech aimed at encouraging her audience (middle aged women who enjoy literature) to broaden the dimensions of
The rhetorical question “why don’t you make the men stronger?” leads to an answer based through a religious allusion. She uses patriarchal representation to prove that feminism can be seen negatively even the wisdom of Christian theology, as-well as using her own personal experiences with men to reflect on her answer. This religious allusion affirms that there are men who are weak in real life and therefore should be presented in literature realistically thus leading to a statement based on changing the unrealistic stereotypes of