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Aristotle is known for a lot of his concepts but the one I'm going to use today is his Rhetorical Concept. This concept is made up of five parts: Logos, Ethos, Pathos, Telos, and Kairos. Each one of these concepts plays a part in telling a story. I recently watched the movie “Charlotte’s Web” again and was able to see all the different concepts that Aristotle came up with in the movie. One of the Rhetorical Concepts is Logos. Purdue Owl puts it as, “Logos is frequently translated as some variation of ‘logic or reasoning,’ but it originally referred to the actual content of a speech and how it was organized” (Purdue Owl). If you look at Logos more carefully you’ll see that it refers to the structure and content of the text itself. It’s the logical argument; the facts, research, shared wisdom, and definitions. Charlotte’s Web is a perfect example of Logos. The text of this story is laid out in the best way possible. It has the proper structure that brings the whole movie together. It has a starting point and the main objective of the movie, which is to save Wilbur from becoming the Christmas ham. There’s a middle, or the body of the story, where we see how the characters go about trying to save Wilbur. Then we have a conclusion, or and ending, which is that Wilbur is saved, gets to see the winter, and doesn’t become the Christmas ham. Therefore this movie is laid out like this essay is as it has all the same characteristics. The logical way this movie is laid out is great. It shows that after each word the Charlotte writes in the web the farmer is getting closer and closer to not killing Wilbur. Aristotle’s second Rhetorical Concept is Ethos. Purdue Owl says, “Ethos is frequently translated as some variation of ‘credibility or t... ... middle of paper ... ... all the animals in the barn Wilbur wouldn’t of made it. The fair setting definitely has its own impact on the movie. The fair has Wilbur in a show for a prize. If he doesn’t win this prize he will probably end up as Christmas ham. His competition was this huge pig that was more than likely going to win first prize. However, that didn’t get Wilbur down. Even though he didn’t win first prize for the show, he still won a medal that would save him from becoming a Christmas ham. This setting reveals that even though it’s close to end that you should never give up. Aristotle’s Rhetorical Concepts makes watching movies a little more interesting. I started to look to see what concepts were used. I learned different ways and different perspective of things. Without these concepts I may have never noticed some things about Charlotte’s Web that I didn’t see the first time.

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