Essay 3 Humor and Satire as Rhetoric
This essay will be an analysis of JD Dillards piece An Open Letter To The Man Who Yelled Go Back To Africa At Me.
In this open letter by JD Dillard, we read Dillards satirical response to the man who targeted them with a racist remark. Dillard pretends to take this mans racist words as constructive advice and in doing so, leads us through examinations of identity and belonging.
In this essay, you will be examining Dillards argument and purpose and how they use satire as a tool to help them communicate their message to their audience.
Prompt
In your essay, describe and analyze how JD Dillard uses humor and satire as tools for communicating their argument. What is Dillards main purpose in writing this open letter? How do you observe Dillard using humor and satire to criticize this racist saying throughout this letter? Each body paragraph in your essay should focus on analyzing one example of how Dillard makes their purpose known in the open letter.
Please write an essay that has an introduction, at least three body paragraphs and a conclusion. The essay should follow MLA formatting and include in-text citations as well as a Works Cited page.
ESSAY STRUCTURE
Please include the following points and structure for your essay.
Introduction
In the first few sentences of the introduction, provide an overview of An Open Letter To The Man Who Yelled Go Back To Africa At Me. The thesis statement should be the last sentence (or two sentences) or the introduction.
Who is the author of this open letter?
What is the title of this piece?
What is the context for this letter?
Thesis statement: What is the authors message/purpose in writing this piece? How does Dillard use humor and satire to communicate this effectively?
Body paragraphs
This essay should have at least three body paragraphs.
Each body paragraph should explain and analyze one example of how Dillard uses humor and satire to make their argument.
Each body paragraph should include analyze at least one quotation.
Body paragraph #1 First example
Introduction of the example you will discuss in this paragraph:
Quotation:
Explanation of what Dillard is literally saying in this example:
Explanation of what their actual meaning is in this example:
Analysis of Dillards argument in this example:
Analysis of how Dillard is using humor or satire to help their argument:
Body paragraph #2 Second example
Introduction of the example you will discuss in this paragraph:
Quotation:
Explanation of what Dillard is literally saying in this example:
Explanation of what their actual meaning is in this example:
Analysis of Dillards argument in this example:
Analysis of how Dillard is using humor or satire to help their argument:
Body paragraph #3 Third example
Introduction of the example you will discuss in this paragraph:
Quotation:
Explanation of what Dillard is literally saying in this example:
Explanation of what their actual meaning is in this example:
Analysis of Dillards argument in this example:
Analysis of how Dillard is using humor or satire to help their argument:
Conclusion
Restate the thesis and main ideas of the essay
Last closing remarks you want to leave with the reader
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