In this article, Simon Romero writes about an incident in Rio de Janeiro, where hundreds of people were by dead by fire. First, the writer draws the readers' attention by describing the incident in more details and by mentioning the number of dead brazilians: at least 245. Then he goes on by describing the place in which the fire took place, nightclub called Kiss with hundreds of university students. To give the readers more credibility, he mentions some interviews with the people that were present when the incident took place. For example, he quotes Ezequiel Corte Real, a 23-year-old survivor who said that he survived only because he is strong, and also Aline Santos Silva, who said that the fire spred quickly. To end his article, Romero writes about the huge impact that the incident had on the country. President Dilma canceled her schedule to travel to Rio de Janeiro, and many news and photographies about the incident were presented to the country.
The purpose of the article was simply to inform the readers about the fire incident that took place in Rio de Janeiro which killed almost 250 people. The writer wanted to inform them that this incident made a huge impact on the country and people in it. It was a shock not only to the family of the victims but also to the rest of the country who became aware of what happened. Romero does a good job in informing and gaining credibility not only through his diction and syntax, but also through some strategies (numbers), well described details, and interviews with some victims.
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ReplyDeleteThere was some grammar errors and the text didn't really flow well. However, it is a really interesting article and you did a good job on explaining the author's purpose. It was also very intelligent of you to write about how the author gained credibility from the audience and the rhetorical devices he used. You were able to explain the article well, even though there were some mistakes.
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