Reaction to "On the Want of Money" 10/23/2016

             
                 William Hazlitt's "On the Want of Money" was very interesting to read and analyze. The simple fact that the whole thing is two run-on sentences shows that Hazlitt wrote it that way to emphasize humor and the points he was making. Throughout the excerpt, Hazlitt compares the woes of the rich as well as those of the poor. He discussed that the poor spent their lives trying to earn wealth in obscene ways while the rich were only valued by those who benefited from the wealth they had. The piece also had a few examples of alliteration, adding to the humorous tone. All in all it was a good read.

Reaction to Advertisements 10/7/2016

          Despite the fact that all the advertisements analysed this week promoted different things they all heavily used pathos. The use of pathos helps make the audience feel as if they need to spend their money. The ad for the prescription medicine used a rooster for humor. In addition it assumed that the audience lacked sleep and tried to relate to them through the narrator and shots of the lady looking tired. The ASPCA ads relied on the audience to be empathetic and generous by using shots of animals looking distressed. In general advertisements try to make audiences feel a certain emotion to make them want to spend their money.