The Plastic Pink Flamingo Jennifer Price Analysis

the United States, the pink flamingo is an American icon. We all know, and probably don’t love them. But how do people who are living outside of the United States or who are new to life in the United States view them? Jennifer Price has just the answer. In her essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, Jennifer Price uses diction, cultural allusions, and organization to reveal her view of the American Population as superficial, materialistic, and trivial. Price begins her essay by explaining

In her essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History,” Jennifer Price writes about the plastic pink flamingo in 50s pop culture. Though this is an informative and factual essay. Price’s view of United States culture can be revealed through analysis. Through word choice, comparisons and structure, Price conveys her dismay of United States culture. Although the pink flamingo is a bold animal, the plastic pink flamingo on American lawns is not as bold as Price writes it to be. The essay is decorated

essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” by Jennifer price; the author shows implicitly her idea and point of view on the topic on the United States culture. The idea is that the U.S.A‘s culture is very overbearing, this is shown by her view on how Americans are so worried with their image that is seen by society. Price uses many writing techniques to express her view on United States culture, by the usage of diction, tone, and symbolism Price is able to convey her analysis on the greed

Well-known essayist and writer, Jennifer Price in her recent essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” examines the popularity of the plastic pink flamingos in the 1950s. Price does more than just describe the exotic bird. Through her tone and word choice throughout her essay, Price uses examples to analyze the real meaning of the evolvement of the bird in the view of United States culture. The beginning of her essay is shown in an enthusiastic manner by acknowledging the significance

emotions. In Jennifer Prices The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History, Price uses intricate writing techniques that reveal how the symbol of the Pink Flamingo represents her view on the culture of the United States. Within this piece, a technique Price uses is irony. The author uses this too criticize her view on the United States culture. “This was a little ironic, since American’s had hunted flamingos to extinction in Florida in the late 1800’s, for plumes and meat. But no matter” (Price). Mentioning

The passage from “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” by Jennifer Price allow readers to understand her view on United States culture. Price uses of repetition, connotation, syntax, tone, imagery, and diction in her text help form her opinion on United States culture. Not only does Price believes that Americans let their obsession with color and their monetary status take over their lives but also demonstrate the importance of the pink flamingos. Throughout Price’s essay, she constantly

the essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History,” author Jennifer Price critically examines the role of the brightly colored flamingo in the 1950’s. Following the worst financial flux ever to occur within the United States, the 1950’s marked a massive shift in societal desires in America. Unlike ever before, manufacturers began to produce goods of varying high-contrast colors, rather than the uninspired period just a decade prior. Hues of tangerine, magenta, ruby and pink sprung onto the

fifties also brought rise to the famous plastic pink flamingo. In her essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, author Jennifer Price examines the phenomenon of the toy bird and the impact it had on society. By using colorful diction, a sarcastic tone, and contrasting ideas, Price is able to effectively convey her view of United States culture and reveal the inner problems of a seemingly booming nation. Price’s commentary on the plastic pink flamingo begins even before her first paragraph

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Jennifer Price’s essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, details the history of the plastic pink figure that could be seen in the yards of Americans in the mid 1900’s and can still be seen today. Through her use of irony and various rhetorical devices, she criticizes American decadence and materialism while also highlighting an inability to observe genuine beauty. The second paragraph begins with alliteration when price says, “And the flamingo was pink-a second

Brennan French 10/22/14 Mrs. Yeates 3 Red Flamingo In the essay, “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, the author Jennifer Price provides a brief history of the flamingo, but she does more than just describe the bird. She creates a far more significant insight through her tone, word choice and use of examples. Which leads her to analyze the American mindset along with the culture. Price begins the essay with a sense of thrill due to her use of the words “boldness” and “splashed”. Although

My rhetorical analysis of the article “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” by Jennifer Price was not as strong as I would have preferred it to be. I scored a 3 out of 9 on the analysis and I feel that it was an accurate score that met the rubric description. First and foremost, I responded to the prompt inadequately due to confusion of the entire article and the assignment. I then only offered little discussion of how Price crafts her text to reveal her view of American culture and also

throughout quarter 4, I have seen myself grow in the skill of evaluating a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence. Our class began the rhetorical analysis unit by analyzing articles such as “New Report Confirms You Are Most Interesting, Most Important Individual On Earth” and “Advice to Youth” by Mark Twain. Though these articles explicitly revealed the satirical tone, I had never been exposed to written