Argumentative Essay On The Movie Scarface

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In the 1983 film, titled scarface the fictional character scarface also known as Tony Montana delivers a short speech about how many people use judgment to uplift themselves by using Hypophora, Aposiopesis, and the hypocrisy of society to emphasize his message. Tony Montana uses hypophora throughout his speech. “You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me.” Montana calls out the crowd pointing out their lack of courage and insecurity. He also points out their fear of being rejected by society due to social pressure. During this period, many people focused heavily on their public image and thought it essential to assert themselves into a higher status. “So ….what does that make you? Good? You’re not good.” Montana continues to ask multiple questions and then answers them by being direct and getting to the point. Tony describes himself as the bad guy in order to point out that it gives people the idea that seeing him makes them “good” when in reality it doesn't make anyone better or worse. From this point on he refers to himself as the bad guy because that is how society views him. …show more content…

“So say good night to the bad guy!....come on…There’s a bad guy comin’ through! Better get outta his way!” Montana uses short dramatic sentences and pauses in an enraged/informal tone to emphasize his perspective on society. He views himself as a burden of being the “bad guy” so that others don't have to. He believes that society needs people like him, who are willing to embrace or commit to their villainous role and take the blame for society's doings. He says this unapologetically about being honest about who he is and what he does. While others aren't willing to admit their