Nation Delighted As Many Famous People In Same Room Together
Published in The Onion February 22, 2015
This article aims to mock the fascination the American public has with The Oscars. The author of this piece argues that there is no real purpose for the broadcast, and it is essentially just a bunch of famous people sitting in a room together giving themselves awards. This argument is achieved through the use of descriptive and precise word choice. One sentence of the article reads: “I like seeing famous people, but I like it even better when I see a whole bunch of famous people all near each other in a big room,” said Philadelphia resident Cathy Parker, who further explained her gratification at witnessing numerous famous people talking, smiling, and clapping in the general proximity of other famous people." This paints a clear picture in the reader's head. It also shows just how ridiculous the concept of The Oscars is. By using satire, the author of this piece never has to come out and say that they think the program is pointless, it is understood because of the ridiculous picture that the word choice paints in the heads of readers.
This article aims to mock the fascination the American public has with The Oscars. The author of this piece argues that there is no real purpose for the broadcast, and it is essentially just a bunch of famous people sitting in a room together giving themselves awards. This argument is achieved through the use of descriptive and precise word choice. One sentence of the article reads: “I like seeing famous people, but I like it even better when I see a whole bunch of famous people all near each other in a big room,” said Philadelphia resident Cathy Parker, who further explained her gratification at witnessing numerous famous people talking, smiling, and clapping in the general proximity of other famous people." This paints a clear picture in the reader's head. It also shows just how ridiculous the concept of The Oscars is. By using satire, the author of this piece never has to come out and say that they think the program is pointless, it is understood because of the ridiculous picture that the word choice paints in the heads of readers.