“Big Brother isn’t watching you”. Russell Brand who is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer wrote this phrase which was posted on the “The Guardian”, an English website. Even though Russell Brand now lives in Los Angeles, he feels the need to make a statement about the UK riots, because England used to be his homeland. “I feel proud to be English, proud to be a Londoner (all right, an Essex boy).” (p. 2, l. 30.) It is clear that the phrase is directed towards the politicians and the media in England.
It is obvious that Russell Brand still has a strong connection to his homeland. Therefor the riots in the UK influence him. In the text we see the situation from his point of view. He is a comedian therefore it is special that he …show more content…
“However “unacceptable” and “unjustifiable” it might be, it has happened so we better accept it and, whilst we can’t justify it…and work out why so many people feel utterly disconnected from the cities they live in” (p. 3, l. 55.) This quote shows that he agrees on the fact that the riots are unacceptable and unjustifiable but he knows that what already have happened cannot be undone. In Russell Brands opinion the government should be focusing on why the riots are doing this instead of the facts that they have made vandalism. However he is still very shocked by the way the riots are being described as “mindless”. In the beginning of the text he is talking about when he was working on Big Brother and how a fight should be kept hidden from the viewers in any way possible. “Yeah, that’s exactly the kind of thing we want you to say the opposite of” (p. 2, l. 21.) he was told in Big Brother. In this way you can compare Big Brother with the governments way of handling thins on. They just close their eyes to what really happened instead of doing something about …show more content…
He makes no secret of his meanings about the UK riots. He has a very clear attitude to this subject and he says it with no restrains. He is very negative towards the government. Therefor it is very clear that he uses the appeal form pathos. He is talking to the reader’s feelings in this subject you can see it in a phrase like this: “The only light in their lives comes from these so luminous corporate messages. No wonder they have their fucking hoods up.” (p. 3, l.
It is obvious that Russell Brand still has a strong connection to his homeland. Therefor the riots in the UK influence him. In the text we see the situation from his point of view. He is a comedian therefore it is special that he …show more content…
“However “unacceptable” and “unjustifiable” it might be, it has happened so we better accept it and, whilst we can’t justify it…and work out why so many people feel utterly disconnected from the cities they live in” (p. 3, l. 55.) This quote shows that he agrees on the fact that the riots are unacceptable and unjustifiable but he knows that what already have happened cannot be undone. In Russell Brands opinion the government should be focusing on why the riots are doing this instead of the facts that they have made vandalism. However he is still very shocked by the way the riots are being described as “mindless”. In the beginning of the text he is talking about when he was working on Big Brother and how a fight should be kept hidden from the viewers in any way possible. “Yeah, that’s exactly the kind of thing we want you to say the opposite of” (p. 2, l. 21.) he was told in Big Brother. In this way you can compare Big Brother with the governments way of handling thins on. They just close their eyes to what really happened instead of doing something about …show more content…
He makes no secret of his meanings about the UK riots. He has a very clear attitude to this subject and he says it with no restrains. He is very negative towards the government. Therefor it is very clear that he uses the appeal form pathos. He is talking to the reader’s feelings in this subject you can see it in a phrase like this: “The only light in their lives comes from these so luminous corporate messages. No wonder they have their fucking hoods up.” (p. 3, l.