Diction:
The diction throughout the piece, "Call Me By Your Name is a gorgeous romance–and a tender story of parenthood" by Alex Abad-Santos, reminds one of wind rustling through a tree, shaking the leaves with each breath. This description of the opening paragraph is warranted due to that being how it feels to read it, and it fits regarding the review, as it discusses how the movie Call Me By Your Name is in regards to its general message. Throughout the article, it is clear that the author likes the movie that he is writing about, as seen with the flowy description in the beginning and the words such as, "gorgeous", "euphoria", and "buoyant". When a reader sees these words, it's like opening a box that has puppies coming out of it, which is to say, it is a very positive experience. Rhetorical Devices: Abad-Santos utilizes idiom, as seen with the line, "driving home that Call Me by Your Name is a celebration of LGBTQ love and identity." The way in which things are portrayed cannot literally drive the movie home, as the movie does not have a house/home and it cannot really be driven anywhere. This is also seen with,"breathes life into the bones". One cannot literally bring things back to life by breathing into the bones. The author also utilizes parenthesis in the beginning of the piece. Though they are meant to be more of sidebars, they make the piece overall more personal, as seen with the parenthesis, "(which inspired me to browse Airbnbs on the Italian-French border)" which makes the whole thing seem even more intriguing. Tone: The tone throughout the piece is rather fulfilled and happy, but there are undertones of sadness at one point in the piece, as seen with, "Call Me by Your Name, like 2016’s Moonlight and 2015’s Carol, offers a crucial instance of representation for people who historically haven’t gotten to see themselves in movies — let alone movies that draw sparkling praise from critics. " This brings up the darker side to the whole article and makes the reader feel a little sad at how some people cannot see themselves as much as others. There is also(for the sad tone) the part discussing the common unhappy endings for LGBTQ characters, "Well-known LGBTQ stories like Brokeback Mountain, Philadelphia, Boys Don’t Cry, and The Normal Heart are important because they capture and never let us forget that survival for LGBTQ people — in a world that for large swaths of history has tried to make them disappear — is equal parts defiance, love, and struggle." But, nevertheless, the fulfilled and happy tone is back right after, discussing how things are changing for the better, "to imagine the possibility beyond that struggle." This helps the overall piece to be the way it is. Purpose: The purpose of the piece is to add a little more to the reviews praising the movie. The goal is to show that the movie is not just a romance that finally ends happily, but also a story about parenthood and the complexities within it. Argument through Appeal: The argument is made through pathos, mostly appealing to those who are either parents, older people in the LGBTQ community, or anyone looking for a really good movie to watch this season. This is done through the multiple things seen earlier. The first part of the argument is that the movie is more than just a romance, next is that this movie is part of an uptick in representation of the LGBTQ community, then is that it is part of a positive uptick in the lessening of the unhappy gay trope, and finally that it is a great adaptation of its book.
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AUTHORNoemi is in a yearlong version of AP Lang. Photo on header taken by Noemi Carrillo of her cactus, Frida. ARCHIVES
February 2018
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