The extracts Text A and Text B are both texts that deal with the subject of how to succeed in a certain area of society, in terms of behavior and etiquette. Text A is an interview with Simon Cowell while Text B is an extract from a handbook for ladies. The texts differ greatly in context, purpose, audience, and stylistic features, while at the same time the subject being discussed is very similar. The purpose and context of both texts is disparate and is an important factor in understanding why the texts differ so greatly. Text A is an interview that aims to reveal Cowell’s viewpoint on success in the music industry. It is from within the last couple of years because it refers to “the 51-year-old […] Cowell.” Text B, on the other hand, is part of a handbook that aims to guide ladies in how to act, and was written in 1860. While Text A is merely showcasing a viewpoint, Text B is trying to convince the readers to act based on the author’s viewpoint. The time period during which the texts were written has probably had a great effect on the diction …show more content…
Text A talks about success in the music industry, and Text B informs on how to successfully be polite and lady-like at all times. The focus of Text A on women in the music industry creates a parallel between the two texts, as they both discuss how women act or should act to be successful. Here is where the two texts deviate once more. Cowell comments on how with the females in the music industry “it’s like they’ve been bred to […] take over the world and dominate everything in entertainment.” He expressed how the natural characteristics of motivated females will lead them to success. In contrast, Text A is entirely about how the teach oneself to be successfully polite, implying that females have to work to gain any characteristic that will make them successful, and that good characteristics will not come naturally to a