Summary Of Havey Sunshine's Speech At The Sunnyside Council

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Havey Sunshine’s speech at the Sunnyside Council meeting conveys that visitors/tourists who visit Sunnyside are causing damage and inconvenience to locals, damaging sunflower plantations. The author intended to call on the council and residents of Sunnyside to support his motion to charge admission to sunflower fields. The speech aims to reach residents of Sunnyside who care about the issue and council members. He contends to create a solution to the issue, as tourism is getting out of hand. Residents should receive financial support for letting people come to their fields. Havey Sunshine starts his speech with a neutral, friendly and relatable tone, he seeks to establish trust and shared values with his audience, gaining him more credibility. …show more content…

Havey starts by applying repetition, repeating “simple” emphasising the simplicity of his proposed solution, reinforcing to the audience how easily it can be implemented. Havey suggests that Sunnyside should charge tourists for accessing their fields, as this will be an opportunity for “vital income” towards farmers. The word “vital” connotes how income is significant for survival, and further emphasises the idea that his solution is the only way forward. By appealing to the audience's hip-pocket nerve, Sunshine evokes their support for his proposal, as if they don’t it may result in a loss of crucial income. Sunshine then highlights that a neighbouring town, Dandyville, is already "reaping the benefits" of adopting a similar solution, rousing the audience’s feelings of envy, and prompting the audience to desire the same benefits for Sunnyside. After establishing Dandyville’s benefits the author appeals to a sense of fear, where he demonstrates “We can't let them get ahead of us”, eliciting a feeling of being left behind, this positions readers to once again agree to Sunshine’s motion as it is nothing but

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