Why I Hail Uber And Damn Taxis Summary

Lately in the media there has been much debate about the overtaking of the Taxi industry by Uber and whether or not it should be legal in today’s society. In ‘Why I hail Uber and damn taxis’ Published in The Sydney Morning Herald Online, May 30th 2015. Wendy Squires contends that Taxi services’ time has come to be replaced by Uber. Similarly the reader comment by Andrew published on The Age Online, contends that Uber is much safer and more convenient than the old taxi service that society used to rely so heavily upon. The accompanying image by Payne supports Squires and Andrew showing a dinosaur lagging behind an Uber vehicle reflecting the situation at hand.

In a both disgusted and sarcastic tone Squires argues that Taxi services are a “disgrace ... [and] an abomination”. Using imagery in her article stating “you have treated me like poo on a shoe” she intends to provide the readers with an image that reflects her feelings on her past experiences with Taxi services. This aims to show the extent to which her treatment has affected her

Squires aims to call upon the reader’s sense of rebellion through the repetition of “I shall [and] I will”. Squires does this to support her point of view and employ a sense of unity within the reader. The Uber car portrayed in Payne’s cartoon supports Squires’ argument through representing her almost as if in the car speeding past the sluggish dinosaur that is Taxi services. The use of this is to show to readers that Squires has left the second rate Taxi industry and is not looking back. Similarly to Squires arguments of the financial safety provided by that of Uber, Andrew’s comment offers support and assistance towards her views in order to further persuade the audience. Using the colloquial language “kiss your items goodbye” to relate to the reader and show similarities between Andrews and other regular Taxi or Uber