Rhetorical Analysis In the following, I will be giving a rhetorical analysis of the short story “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood. In this short story, Margaret uses a variety of scenarios all to explain her one central theme. She uses very few literary devices to convey her very simple message. This short story is generally straight to the point and you don’t have to be a genius to figure it out. The purpose of her writing this very blunt, short story was to appeal to her audience. Like I previously stated “Happy Endings”, is a very to the point piece. In the excerpt, she has an underlying theme in all her mini scenarios and then at the end she explains as to why she it’s like that. In all the scenarios the character dies. Very similar to real life, she goes on to explain that basically no matter how you slice it you will end up dead. In the end she has a reason for why she says this. She explains that beginnings are far more interesting in her opinion considering you know that in actuality in all endings there is death. She uses persuasion to make you understand it from her point, “Don’t be deluded by any other endings, they’re all fake, either deliberately fake, with malicious intent to deceive, or just motivated …show more content…
A rhetorical question is a question that you aren’t supposed to necessarily answer but to think about. The question makes you raise an eyebrow and lingers in your mind. It’s an effective way to get your readers attention. Although, she doesn’t ask a question, but she certainly makes you think. If she proposes the idea that Ending are bleak and no fun, “So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun.” . When I read “Happy Endings” for the first time, when I got to F, I found myself agreeing with a lot of what she said and it made me think. As an author, you would want your piece of writing to still be lingering on your readers, long after they’ve read