Analysis Of Flamingos

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Culture is the arts and manifestation of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively in society. Over many years, Americans have created their own identity, trends, and traditions furthering American culture. Americans display pride, integrity, determination, and gratitude. Although circumstances force us to drift away from our culture degrading what Americans really stand for, we stay true to our values, which keeps American culture great. In a frenzy, the flamingo is considered special all across America on the emphasis of it’s loud, bold pink color. Jennifer Price illustrates the pink flamingo’s claim to boldness. As an appeals to pathos, Price personifies the flamingo as, “flamboyant oasis,” emphasizing the boldness and wealth …show more content…

Price emphasizes the irony of Americans driving flamingos to extension, but now all of a sudden they mean great value to us. In supplication of ethos, Jennifer disputes Americans true respect and love for flamingos because in train stations, “architects employed the playful Art Deco style, replete with bright pinks and flamingo motifs.” Price then follows up with a statement questioning Americans value of trust being that “Americans had hunted flamingos to extinction in Florida in the late 1800s.” The situation of irony is now in place because if you love, respect, and value something so much why drive it to extinction. In many places across the world, the flamingo has always been seen as something of great fortune and value. Price explains the many objects the pink flamingo have a connection in value today. In a detailed appeal to logos, Price insights the reader on how the pink flamingo has always been singled out as” special.” Not only in America is the pink flamingo considered special but all all over the world. Early Christians associate it with the “Red Phoenix,” in ancient Egypt it symbolizes the sun god ra, and “in Mexico and the Caribbean, it remains a major motif in art, dance, and …show more content…

The identity you choose for yourself should be true to American culture. The comparison between “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History.”, “Last Child in the Woods”, and “Days of Obligation” coincided on the emphasis of your own identity bettering American Culture. Jennifer Price details the “sassy pinks,” which took over trains, homes, and more. The use of these colors were forged into the “sheer popularity” of nature with ad spaces. The establishment of these aspects of identity gave the chance for many to “change your name, change your sex, get a divorce, become a movie star,” and create an identity for the advancement of American culture American culture is something held of high value by those who add to and positively advance it. After analyzing “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History.”, “Last Child in the Woods”, and “Days of Obligation” the point of emphasis that connects these articles is the simple fact that you create your own identity and use it as the key to contribute to American

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