Campbells The Rhetoric Women's Liberation: An Oxymoron

Cuba and Venezuela have arguably been the most oppressed Latin American countries in the entire world. Cuba has been under a communist dictatorship for the last 50 years, while the Venezuelan people have been stripped of their rights money and food by their last two presidents. As a result, the citizens of both of these countries have flooded the streets in protest of their respective governments, which has led to the killing and kidnapping of all who express dissatisfaction of those in charge. The countries have showed no signs of improving but sadly they are getting worse. Citizens in Cuba are spending years in prison for speaking out against the communist dictator and Venezuelans have reported “smelling death” throughout the streets. The people of Cuba and Venezuela are doing all that they can to be heard but at this point it is not about persuading, it is about raising consciousness of people in other countries who do not know what is going on every day. …show more content…
I will be using two of Karlyn Campbell’s “Different Stylistic Features” and one “Distinctive Substantive Features” to analyze the similarities between the two forms of rhetoric. Of the Different Stylistic Features, I will be analyzing the idea of something being “Anti-Rhetorical”, as well as the meaning of “Conscious Raising”. The Different Substantive Feature that I will be focusing on primarily is the “Violation of the female role”. Citizens of multiple countries can be compared to woman in the US using Campbell’s theory, but to make the case stronger I will only be paying attention to Cuba and