Rhetorical Situation
appealing to the sense of emotion
The girl who starts the witch crisis
Who is Abigail?
a society that is perfect
What is a utopia?
The murderer of Myrtle Wilson
Who is Daisy?
Ms. Cutler's Favorite soda
What is Dr Pepper?
appealing to the sense of logic
what is Logos?
the reason Abigail accuses Tituba of witchcraft
a society that THINKS it's perfect, but really is deeply flawed.
What is a dystopia?
Gatsby's real profession
What is a bootlegger/criminal?
an object that represents an idea
What is a symbol?
The thing that leads a rhetor to create a text
What is exigence?
the word for blindly following a crowd or going along with others without questioning
What is conformity?
A dystopian element
What is:
- a false uptopia
-strict government and leaders
-conformity
-rebellion or resistance
Gatsby's real name
Who is Jay Gatz?
The reason a text exists in the first place-- the context surrounding a piece of rhetoric, including movies, books, images, etc.
what is rhetorical situation?
The author/creator of a text
Who is the rhetor?
The man who has an affair with Abigail
the prize for winning the lottery
What is death?
represents what Gatsby longs for/Daisy
What is the green light?
the 1920's, prohibition, end of WWII, Jazz Age, racism
What is the context for The Great Gatsby?
the thing the rhetor wants to accomplish through a text
What is the purpose?
A theme of the Crucible
What is:
- fear drives hysteria and mob mentality, leading to devastating outcomes
- blindly following/conforming weakens someone's integrity
- some people will go to great lengths to keep their power
the main element of a dystopia
What is corrupted government or leadership?
the rhetor of The Great Gatsby
Who is Nick Carraway? (Or F Scott Fitzgerald)
2 parts of a thesis statement
what are: claim and reasons/evidence