A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Drums

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The drums carry on into the next scene and Tony can be seen walking with his wife, as they sit down the camera focuses on them holding hands (01:40 – 01:42). Again, the use of pathos is used to form a connection between the viewer and Tony. However, this time the connection focuses on the idea of love. The use of love is important as it makes viewers hopeful that whatever they felt was missing in the film’s introduction will eventually be found. This intrigues the viewer and will ensure that they are focused on listening to Tony as he begins to tell his story. Tony explains that when he first moved to the town he felt like a tourist. He describes feeling lost and not as though he was at home (01:45 – 01:55). Since a home is a place where an

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