Rhetorical Analysis Essay

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Director Steven Spielberg and auther Markus Zusak, in their intriguing production, movie Saving Private Ryan and book The Book Thief, both taking place during World War II. However , in Saving Private Ryan Spielberg focus on a lot of complications that occur during war , but guilt was one difficulty that stood out to me. Zusak, on the other hand , showas that having courage during war can be a advantage and also an disadvantage depending on the situation. Both director and author grabed the audience attention with emotional and logical appeal.
After a few scenes in the movie Spielberg builds tension when the Amrican troops looking for Ryan come across a German. This German was with another group of german soldiers that were reponsible for killing a friend in the group. Private Reiben wanted to kill the German, but Captain Miller let him go. Captain Miller wanted to kill the german soldier at on point also, but he let the guilt get to him and he let the German go. Captain Miller felt guilty because the peramedic died, and didnt want to be responsible for the German death also, so he let him go. This scene in Saving Private Ryan appeals to the audience logos because they all want to understand the reasoning behind Captain Miller letting the German go . After begin in war for so long the guilt finally got to him.
Translator Corporal Upham had an huge responsibilty in letting the german free, both the german and Upham feeling guilt in this one particular scene. The germans and Americans where having a intense war and the german stabbed an American to death. Upham walking up the stairs and the german walking down they cross eachothers path, the german feeling guilty didnt touch an hair on Upham head. Upham feeling guilty ...

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...ink he shouldve just put him out. I undestand that him putting max out was keeping him and his family safe, but i think he couldve found somwhere else for Max to saty. This part appeals to the readers logos. while reading this part the reader was trting to understand why Hans couldnt find somewhere else for Max to stay. Hans could've just let Max stay, and really showed how brave he was during the end of the book. This cowadice action was a disadvantage for Max because he had to go through so much once he was put out.
For Conclusion, director Spielberg and writer Zusak both achieve goals of appealing to the readers pathos and logos. Director Spielberg focusing on guilt that occurs during war, and writer Zusak focusing on how courage and cawardice can be a disadvsntage or advantage based on the situatuion. Both movie and book taken place during World War II .

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