Amy Cunningham Why Women Smile

Amy Cunningham article “ Why Women Smile” displays the reason behind a fake smile particularly among the women and societal influence on how they show their emotions. In my essay, i'm going to dissect the five paragraphs in Amy Cunningham,s article based on her language, symbolism and metaphorical words constructed on the lines. Firstly the title of article “Why Women Smile” is a persuasive speech.The word “ Why ” in the title signifies the purpose, reason or cause why women smile.The verb “Smile” is ironic considering the fact that people will want the recipients to see they are happy and do not have any malicious intent towards them.Also as children, we were told not express your feeling so even the slightest among of angry is masked with a smile. In the first paragraph, Amy tells the readers of her personal experience with smiling . The sentence “after smiling brilliantly for nearly Four decades” implies that she put on this smiling face all life. Between the sentences“I now find myself” signifies that she …show more content…
The verb “gleamed” is means shine brightly especially with reflected light the word night-light implies a small light that provides a dim light during the night. For Amy to describe her “smile as a cheap plastic night- light implies how unhappy she was inwardly, but had to put on a smiling face so people don’t notice a thing.The phrase “slim dims” suggest that the writer’s slim will eventually fade off and people will notice her sad mood. Even though the writer didn't benefit from faking the smile she wish people (love me best agree)could accept her decision making. The writer brings the reader's attention the word “unthreatening”in the last sentence of the second paragraph.the reader understands that the act of smiling could be considered unthreatening depends on people how people