Rhetorical Appeals On The Life Of A Villain - 1798 Words

Rhetorical Appeals in the Life of a Villain â€Å"A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told† (Chris Colfer). Stinky Pete of Toy Story 2, is plotted to be the â€Å"bad guy† of the film. He’s could also be classified as a sympathetic villain, which will be explained further later. Now, you may or may not have heard of the rhetorical appeals before, but little does one know, that the three rhetorical appeals are applied to the film Toy Story 2 and its villain. Let me break it down for you, long ago, there was a brilliant man named Aristotle who noticed a pattern that occurred in language to persuade people to believe a certain thing that was either being marketed, campaigned, or publicly presented. He took notice in the fact that†¦show more content†¦Woody, who wanted to go back home to Andy and his friends, was hesitant to agree to go to Japan. The Prospector then became afraid of going back into storage when he was so close to freedo m and made it his personal goal to keep Woody from leaving. Stinky Pete then became a sympathetic villain here because the actions and decisions he made were all from a fear of being alone and in a box for the rest of his life. The prospector then with all his power uses any method to try to keep Woody from returning home which leads him to use the first rhetorical appeal, ethos. Everybody naturally will respect an elderly person in their life because of the wisdom and knowledge they have gained over the years, therefore, it was no different for Woody to naturally respect Stinky Pete. The Prospector used this to his advantage and created a strong appeal to ethos. Out of all four members, Stinky Pete would have to be the most valuable since he had never been opened or taken out of his box. Proven by when Jessie tells Woody, â€Å"The Prospector! He ll wanna meet ya! Say hello to the Prospector!†, Woody then replies, â€Å"I-It s a box†, â€Å"He’s mint in the bo x, never been opened†, Jessie says (Toy Story 2). Since The Prospector had a higher value, it helped him seem credible and trustworthy to Woody; As well as to Jessie when she wasn’t sure of things or about what to do. ForShow MoreRelatedThe Elements Of Comic Books1300 Words   |  6 PagesGenres are shaped by the elements that the samples display, or by the rhetorical devices that they seem to share. Genres such as comic books tend to have many elements in common; however, more similarities can be detected when the scope of the genre is further narrowed. Most specifically, a multitude of comic books display elements of mythology. 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