The ‘Gods Among Us’ article I have written is mainly
targeted at the readers of Empire magazine, with the main purpose to persuade
the readers that Jennifer Lawrence is a ‘god among us.’ This is because many
people who read the magazine will be aware of who Jennifer Lawrence, or maybe
will recognize her from a movie. However they might not agree with my point of
view, which is why I have used literary and language techniques such as
simile’s and metaphors to convince them. Due to the fact that the article can
be accessed online another purpose of the article is to entertain people who
already like Jennifer Lawrence and just like reading articles about her.
One way I have tried to persuade the reader is by creating a
list of the movies that Jennifer Lawrence has starred in; ‘X-Men… The Silver
Linings Playbook… Winter Bone.’ The list has several purposes; one of them is
to show the readers that Jennifer Lawrence can play a variety of roles and
because of this people will be able to see that she is in fact talented. The
list also connotes that Jennifer Lawrence is very hard working and dedicated to
her job; this will make her seem more likable to the readers and helps me
convince them of her talent. Another purpose of the list is to create a
connection between the reader and Jennifer Lawrence; most people who read
Empire will be into films and will most likely have watched a film that
Jennifer Lawrence has starred in. However they might not have realised who she
was, and so by providing a list of the most popular movies she’s been in
they’ll recognise who she is. This then creates a connection between the person
and Jennifer Lawrence, creating more interest for the reader which forces them
to read more of the article.
Using the interest created from the opening paragraphs I
then use metaphors to try and convince them of my point of view. The style
model I based this article on also used metaphors; ‘this is a cat so cool’ is
just one example. I therefore used this technique in my writing an example of
this is when I state that Jennifer
Lawrence is ‘the sun, a dazzling ball of talent.’ This metaphor suggests that
Hollywood needs Jennifer Lawrence just as much as we need the sun, it can also
work as a pun. This is because the sun is a huge star in our galaxy, and in
terms of film and the media Jennifer Lawrence is a huge star. This creates a
light hearted humour in the article, making the reader feel relaxed making it
easier for me as the writer to persuade them. I then extended the metaphor by
describing Jennifer Lawrence as a ‘dazzling ball of talent.’ I have used the
adjective ‘dazzling’ to carry on theme of Jennifer Lawrence of being a star; it
also suggests that Jennifer Lawrence is extremely beautiful. In addition to
this the adjective can be placed in the lexical field of stars, which further
emphasizes my point on just how brilliant Jennifer Lawrence is. Other words
that belong in the lexical field of stars that I have used throughout this
article are; ‘shine’ and ‘brighter.’ The style model that I used also used
lexical fields to get their point across; however instead of using the lexical
field of gods I used the lexical field of stars.
Another technique that Simon Braund uses in
his ‘God’s Among Us’ article is contrasting Paul Newman to other celebrities,
and so I also used this technique in my writing. For my article I contrasted
Jennifer Lawrence to Jennifer Aniston, this is because Jennifer Aniston is a
very well known superstar and a celebrity that I feel all my target audience
will know. One way I have contrasted them us by comparing how many awards
Jennifer Lawrence has won in comparison with Jennifer Aniston; Lawrence… won
99… whilst Aniston has only won 28.’ This shows that although Aniston has been
in the industry twice as long as Lawrence, she hasn’t won as many awards and
maybe therefore isn’t as talented as Lawrence is. By using factual information
to compare the two actresses I have solidified my opinion that Lawrence is a
better actress, it also makes my point more valid. Moreover it will make the
reader realize that Jennifer Lawrence is actually a great actress, this is
because it is hard to argue with facts. I then compared Jennifer Lawrence to
even more successful actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts; I chose to
compare her to these two actresses because in the world of film they are
thought of being at the top. By comparing Jennifer Lawrence to two of the top
actresses currently, it makes it seem like she could also be one of the most
successful actresses of our time.
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