R.L Mathews clearly portrays a negative perception of teenagers throughout the article influenced by his view that all teenagers are repulsive hooligans. His ideas are shown through the use of emotive vocabulary, statistics and metaphors.
The use of emotive vocabulary has been incorporated by the author to present teenagers as a disease and the symptoms affiliated with it. Evidence for this is “Teenagers are the scourge of our society. Teenagers are rude and inconsiderate”. The quotation suggests that teenagers are an illness as this is what the word “scourge” means. Readers acknowledge that the writer feels as though teenagers are a mistake and also makes readers feel as though teenagers need to be cured. It could also make the reader feel that R.L Mathews is ageist. The writer has included this to ensure that readers take his …show more content…
This is evident as “Last year, Government statistics showed a staggering 32% of ASBOs were awarded to children under the age of 16”.The quotation implies that teenagers form a large part of society that negatively impact on other people’s lives through anti-social means such as graffiti. The word “government” shows the data is reliable which is particularly effective as readers are made to feel at ease. The writer has included the word “government” as it shows both knowledge and authority. Readers are made to feel shocked by the staggering proportion of ASBOs “awarded to children”. It could also make the reader think as though they have been deceived by the author as the remaining 68% of ASBOs were awarded to responsible adolescents. Young people are not anti-social they help their local community by volunteering giving on average 5.87 hours a month of their personal time. When projected across England this is the equivalent of approximately 45,000 full time workers and £315 million a year at the minimum
The use of emotive vocabulary has been incorporated by the author to present teenagers as a disease and the symptoms affiliated with it. Evidence for this is “Teenagers are the scourge of our society. Teenagers are rude and inconsiderate”. The quotation suggests that teenagers are an illness as this is what the word “scourge” means. Readers acknowledge that the writer feels as though teenagers are a mistake and also makes readers feel as though teenagers need to be cured. It could also make the reader feel that R.L Mathews is ageist. The writer has included this to ensure that readers take his …show more content…
This is evident as “Last year, Government statistics showed a staggering 32% of ASBOs were awarded to children under the age of 16”.The quotation implies that teenagers form a large part of society that negatively impact on other people’s lives through anti-social means such as graffiti. The word “government” shows the data is reliable which is particularly effective as readers are made to feel at ease. The writer has included the word “government” as it shows both knowledge and authority. Readers are made to feel shocked by the staggering proportion of ASBOs “awarded to children”. It could also make the reader think as though they have been deceived by the author as the remaining 68% of ASBOs were awarded to responsible adolescents. Young people are not anti-social they help their local community by volunteering giving on average 5.87 hours a month of their personal time. When projected across England this is the equivalent of approximately 45,000 full time workers and £315 million a year at the minimum