Spencer delivers this eulogy of his sister to morn the tragic loss to the world, of Princess Diana. In his eulogy, he questions the actions of the paparazzi and why they would want to defame such a charitable woman reminisces to the people about the good she has brought to the world. He also speaks of how that even though she is gone, her family will do all in its power to keep her spirit alive through raising her sons, Harry and William, to be in the good graces just like her. Spencer’s eulogy utilizes primary and secondary devices to achieve his purpose of the mourning of his sister and to reassure the public of this loss of a philanthropic woman who was blessed many.
Spencer compels the audience by appealing to the moral character of Diana. Spencer entails Princess Diana’s morality as “she [stood] tall enough as a human being of unique qualities not to need to be seen as a saint.” Spencer’s purpose, achieved by his clever use of ethos, helps him get to the paparazzi that tried to tear down such a humble woman. He also tries to enumerate her moral …show more content…
Diana portrayed “The very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty” and this helped her become “[a symbol of selfless humanity][all over the world].” Spencer’s quote represents parallelism because he creates an equal balance between “of Duty, of style, (and) of beauty”.
Even though Diana had “all the status, the glamour, [and] the applause” she was a “very insecure person at heart [, and] was almost childlike in her desire to do good for others.” Spencer uses parallelism helps him describe all the traits she was exposed to and this helps him achieve his purpose of reminding everyone about Princess Diana’s personality and all the charitable things she has done in her lifetime.
Anecdotes are another secondary device used by Spencer in his