{"id":18334,"date":"2024-03-29T23:50:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/rhetorical-analysis-of-the-horror-movie-us-focused-on-the-use-of-metaphors-and-what-those-metaphors-critique-in-society\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T23:50:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T23:50:38","slug":"rhetorical-analysis-of-the-horror-movie-us-focused-on-the-use-of-metaphors-and-what-those-metaphors-critique-in-society","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/rhetorical-analysis-of-the-horror-movie-us-focused-on-the-use-of-metaphors-and-what-those-metaphors-critique-in-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhetorical analysis of the horror movie Us focused on the use of metaphors and what those metaphors critique in society."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Essay requirements:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">introduction<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/u>that introduces the media, your approach to analysis, why it matters (the media and your approach), and a preview statement (<\/span>introduction should be roughly one-page in length.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The essay needs to include at least 5 scholarly sources that are rhetorical -f<\/span>ocused on rhetoric in horror films ( body horror, slasher horror, duality,etc) . One of those sources will be the chapter 9 from our textbook (<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Foss<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Sonja K<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Rhetorical Criticism:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Exploration and Practice.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Waveland Press<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Fifth Edition,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>201<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">8)&nbsp;<\/span>that describes and gives examples of analysis of metaphoric criticisms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Body<\/u><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of the paper will be the analysis section.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">This should be the longest section of the paper. Support arguments throughout with direct quotes\/rich descriptions of the movie Us by Jordan Peele.<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">The<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">conclusion<\/u><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>will summarize the main findings of your analysis and give us a parting gift of why the analysis contributes to our understanding of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">horror<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in society\/culture\/<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">etc.<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Must use 12<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">point Garamond or Times New Roman. Double-space<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">Include a \u201cReferences\u201d page and use APA style<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" is=\"\">for your in-text citations.&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Essay proposal that was submitted:&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Exploring<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Duality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">and social Commentary in<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8220;Us&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Jordan Peele&#8217;s film &#8220;Us&#8221; captivates audiences with its layered narrative and rich symbolism. This proposed media analysis aims to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">explore<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>the use of metaphors in the film, particularly focusing on the theme of duality and its implications for social commentary.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This analysis seeks to unravel the metaphors<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">used<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in &#8220;Us,&#8221; emphasizing how elements like the Tethered, symbolism of 11, and recurring motifs contribute to the exploration of duality, societal reflections, and hidden traumas.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Throughout the movie we see people being<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">mutilated<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>by their<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">doublegangers<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, constantly having to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">face their own demise<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, yet in some way, they still live on through their other<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As Ronald Allan Cruz explains, \u201cContemporary horror films play on the fear not of death but of one\u2019s own body and its potential destruction<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>is something Peele incorporates into the film \u201cUs\u201d<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">by<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">having the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Wilson<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">family face themselves in a constant battle for survival<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Another<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>motif we see consistently throughout the movie is the use of the number 11. We see it at the beginning when Adaline is picking her<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>price,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">on the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">written<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">sign<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">held by<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">homeless<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">man,<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and a couple other times<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Marouf<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Hasian<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>reminds<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">us,<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cSalient films are more than just artifacts that have been produced for commercial purposes. Those celluloid representations that tap into our individual and collective psyches tell us as much about our present needs and desires<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">We can also see the use of nostalgia throughout the film. It constantly reminds us of the 80\u2019s while<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">criticism<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>events that have an impact on today\u2019s societ<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">y<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>As explained in the book<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Nostalgic Senses in Stranger Things<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>by Tiara Good \u201c<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Nostalgia of the decade and body horror deliver again on being tethers to provide the audience enough familiarity to invest in the story and identify with the characters\u2019 experiences<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10.6667px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">By closely examining the metaphors in &#8220;Us,&#8221; this analysis aims to uncover the layers of meaning embedded in the film&#8217;s narrative. Through the exploration of duality and symbolism, it<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">s<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">eeks<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to highlight how &#8220;Us&#8221; serves not only as a gripping horror<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>film but<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>also as a thought-provoking commentary on the complexities of human nature and society.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essay requirements: An&nbsp;introduction&nbsp;that introduces the media, your approach to analysis, why it matters (the media and your approach), and a preview statement (introduction should be roughly one-page in length.&nbsp; The essay needs to include at least 5 scholarly sources that are rhetorical -focused on rhetoric in horror films ( body horror, slasher horror, duality,etc) . 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