Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph of "Girl Culture"

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Here is a rewrite of a section of Joan Brumberg's essay on Lauren Greenfield's "Girl Culture":

     By the permeation of popular culture, through which young girls are exposed through television, through movies, and even through books to the ideals of how women should appear in public, children and teenagers alike have, unfortunately, adopted that tragic "sexy girl" stereotype as their ultimate goal, learning the ways of eroticism at a tender age. No picture portrays that aspect quite as perfectly as Lauren Greenfield's photograph of two five or six-year-old girls receiving help with makeup from an older girl. Although it may appear to be an innocent princess-makeover session (as seen with the lipstick and nail polishes on the table), the girl on the left of the photograph signifies otherwise as she poses seductively with puckered lips and a curved back. Another picture from Lauren Greenfield shows four teenage girls preparing for what may be a prom considering the style of dresses that each girl is wearing. The third girl from the left is the most striking focus of the photograph--her sideways stance, her tilted head, and her "sexy" face expression draw the attention of many viewers of this picture. Greenfield treats these photographs with a humorously tragic tone: it is funny to see young girls try to act seductively with exaggerated expressions and body poses, but it is simultaneously saddening to see them leaning toward the belief that sexiness provides feminine value rather than the previous belief that good morality and character provide value. Both of these photographs serve to reveal to the public that the erotic actions of the older generations have had a massive effect on the new generation, altering the new generation's concept of the perfect girl as one with sex appeal and changing the values of femininity as we know it. 

And here is a paragraph explaining how I used SOAPStone:

     The speaker is Lauren Greenfield, since she is the one that provides the photographs. The occasions (or the contextual events) are found within the photographs themselves--they contain details that give some hints to the viewers about what was happening when the photograph was taken (for example, the picture of the makeover displayed cosmetic products on the table), essential elements for complete understanding of the subject matter. Because the pictures focused on young girls, it is logical to state that Greenfield's intended audience (besides the general public) is the girls of this generation and the last generation--this generation for their exposure to eroticism, and the last generation for their effects on the new generation. By combining Greenfield's subject of girl culture and its trend toward eroticism with her usage of a humorously tragic tone, one can clearly infer her purpose: to shed light for the girls and women (and, to some degree, men) of today and of yesteryears  on how eroticism became the new drive of women, and to provide a viewpoint that encourages people to think on how their cultures changed from the twentieth century. By knowing the purpose of the photographs, one can draw the most information from what they see in the pictures.

And here is the link to the outline.

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