Chap. 10 rhetorical activity #2

The movie Juno goes against the norm and is the complete opposite of stereotypical teenage movies. Juno MacGuff is just an ordinary sixteen year old girl in high school. One typical boring day turns into anything but ordinary when she decides to have sex with her boyfriend Bleeker. Low and behold, an unwanted pregnancy happens. There was much praise for Juno’s fresh, unique and witty attitude, resulting in winning the 2007 Academy Award for “Best Original Screenplay.” Juno’s character gives positive light on teen age girls because Juno represents real teen age girls, not the stereotypes from movies. Movies and media create stereotypes that are in turn portrayed through teen age girls.

I wrote this last year in English 102 in Kevin VanWinkle's class. This is my intro paragraph to my midterm. This isn't the full paragraph because the rest of it talks about my academic sources. But my argument is that through media, teenage girls are being stereotyped and it is negatively effecting them. I think this intro paragraph could've been stronger if I used more figures or tropes.

All teenage movies portray teenage girls as slutty and that they can't keep their legs shut, resulting in teen pregnancy. But unlike all the other movies on teenage girls and their stereotypes, Juno is different because it has a positive light on what really happens and what teenage girls have to go through.

Music is full of Tropes

One of the first blogs I wrote was on music. I broke down and explained a verse in a song and what it meant to me. So many songs use figures and tropes.

"I'm feeling like a love sick crackhead" Ke$ha. The singer is saying she's really into that guy or she really loves him. She isn't really a crackhead, I'm pretty sure she doesn't have an actual addiction, but that's the point she is trying to make, is that she's addicted to him.

"Halle Berry" Hurricane Chris. I think this song could be considered a metonymy, hyperbole, or even a methphor. The singer is saying that that girl is 'fine' or 'hot', just like Halle Berry. It could be a metonymy because now when I guy sees a hot girl he's going to refer to her has Halle Berry. It's also a hyperbole because I don't think anyone can be as pretty or attractive as Halle Berry besides Halle Berry. And lastly it is a methaphor because they're comparing these hot girls to Halle Berry, but like I said, that's a hyperbole because I don't think anyone is as hot as Halle except for herself.