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Rhetorical Analysis Of America Ferrera

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One of the biggest movies of 2023, the Barbie movie, includes America Ferrera. She also stars in Ugly Betty and All Women Have Curves. Actress America Ferrera tells her story on becoming an actress in her speech, “My Identity is my Superpower-Not an Obstacle.” It's not easy becoming an actor. People get criticized for things they can’t control, like skin color, how they talk, and other little things. But that didn’t stop Ferrera. America Ferrera’s speech “My Identity is my Superpower-Not an Obstacle,” uses ethos and pathos to encourage people to be themselves and not change how they look and/or act to think they will be happy or wanted by the world. America Ferrera is an actress and becoming one was very difficult because she is a Latina. Growing …show more content…

She thought that this was how to achieve her dream. She soon realized that she just had to be herself. She was asked to be in Real Women Have Curves, and the character she played was supposed to look at how her real appearance was. Later on, she appeared in Ugly Betty. And that’s when she realized that there were people who wanted to see a Latina on the big screen. The rhetorical appeal that America Ferrera uses is pathos. For example, Ferrera explains what would happen when she didn’t get a job because she was wanted for a role until she got white. She says, “He delivered the message with a broken heart and with a tone that communicated “I understand how messed up this is.” “I felt the tears roll down my face. And the pain of rejection rose up in me and then the voice of shame scolded me,”. This is an example of pathos because she tells what and how she feels when she can’t get a job. Explaining the tears rolling down her face and how she felt rejected. Ferrera uses pathos to show that she would feel rejected and would scold herself. Another rhetorical appeal that Ferrera uses is ethos. For example, Ferrera says that when she doubts, she will be

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