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Rhetorical Devices In Act 2

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A and B are passing by on a street corner and disregard each other because they are on their phones. The narrator has a speech about the use of phones and how it affects life in present time. Choosing this path they are missing the opportunity to meet each other. This gives an example of how technology can distract us from bigger events. In the Act 2 The exact scene happens, but this time they are not on their phones.The outcome in this scenario is totally different, because there is no distraction; B smiles, and A smiles back. The next scene is them talking. They are meeting each other, getting to know one another, and become friends. The becoming friends idea is going to be represented by different moments in time when they are having coffee, talking at school, and just walking together. …show more content…

At the same time the narrator is talking about the importance of putting the phone down. “Real Life, it’s free, and you don’t need a charger.

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