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David's Yes Rhetorical Analysis

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Individuals are often faced with many situations in their life where self-interest forces them to pursue their happiness when nobody empathizes with them when they need it. In the picture, by David S. Waltz, a girl is standing alone and she is separating herself from the crowd in order to pursue her self-interests and happiness. The girls in the back are laughing at her and they don’t empathize with her because they don’t know her past. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the future of the girl (standing alone) is about change and happiness is about to arrive into her life. David S. Waltz develops the idea that when people don’t empathize with the individuals, they pursue their self-interests in order to achieve success and happiness.

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The girl is from a poor background where she didn’t have enough resources to succeed in life and she made efforts to in order to succeed in life. It is evident as the girls in the background are laughing at her and they aren’t known to her background. So, they aren’t empathizing with her, but they are mocking. In the picture, the girls in the background have all the resources such as bags, nice clothes, jewelry, however, the girl in the front has nothing but some old clothes. This describes her background. The girls are mocking her because she doesn’t have those luxury items, and as a result they are not sympathizing with them. It is visible that the girl standing in the front is not content with her current life as her face expressions make it apparent. She doesn’t have a smile on her face; moreover, her eyes are expressive as they are dark and moody which helps in emphasizing her feelings about her current life. Furthermore, the climate highlights the current and the past circumstances as well since the climate is dry in the background, which is a symbol of rough patch in life. In dry climates, water is scarce and it is …show more content…

They have squinted eyes and they are judging her. Wanting to make a name for herself, the girl is moving forward in her life and as seen in the image, there are two images of her and one of them in front of the other. It is demonstrated that the girl has decided to let go of her past and pursue her self-interests. The girl has a bright future ahead of her, which is apparent by the image of the sun rising in the background and the sunlight is slowly coming towards her. In addition, the branches in the tree behind the girl are also rising a bit thus adding to idea that the girl’s time to shine is about to arrive. She must overcome the challenges imposed by the people and life upon her and it is conveyed through the climate in the background. In order to survive in the desert, one must have hope and the sun in the background highlights the hope. The rising sun explains that there is hope for the girl and she can achieve happiness. She doesn’t have to worry about the girls in the background and other people in life; she must pursue her self-interests because Spring, the season of rebirth and joy, comes after Autumn. She has been through a lot in her life and even the nature (sun) wants her to achieve a better life. Because she has separated herself from the crowd, she is pursuing her self-interests to succeed in

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