Muhammad Ali Hall Of Fame Analysis

Muhammad Ali once said, “It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.” This is just one of the reasons that I believe Muhammad Ali was very cocky, which I tell more about later. Muhammad Ali was a boxer whose career started in 1960. His real name was Cassius Clay, but he changed it to Muhammad Ali after being freed from slavery. However, the authors of Hall of Fame aren’t very cocky, and are in reality rather motivating. The authors once said “You can move a mountain.” This makes me believe they are rather inspirational, and care about how I feel. They however, were rather different in age, because the Script started in 2001, which is a 41 year difference! So, as you can see, both texts have some similarities and also some rather weird …show more content…
One of these similarities is that both texts have a tone that doesn’t change, which makes you feel as if you know the author's attitude, and are never skeptical about it. The example from Ali’s speech is “I’ve tussled with a whale.” This shows he thinks he's the best, can do anything and is very cocky. Later it says “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.” This also shows he thinks he’s super good and can do anything, portraying a cocky/arrogant tone. An example that the tone from Hall of Fame doesn’t change is “You can be the best.” This shows that the tone is encouraging, and the author wants us to feel good. Later it says “And the world's gonna know your name 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame” this shows that you’re amazing, and your ambition will help you accomplish anything. Another similarity between the two texts is that both texts also used hyperboles to show how serious/great you or they were/could be. An example from the speech by Muhammad Ali is “just last week, I murdered a rock,” which shows he is trying to explain how tough he is, through an exaggeration, since he can not actually kill a nonliving thing. This has the effect on us that makes us believe he is inhumanly strong, and is the strongest person in the world. An example from the hall of fame is “You can move a mountain,” which isn’t humanly possible, and is an exaggeration, but the impact makes us believe we can …show more content…
One difference between the two is that the speech by Muhammad Ali makes me feel angry, whereas the mood of the Hall of Fame is inspirational. One piece of evidence to support my mood for Muhammed Ali, is the line that says “I done handcuffed lightning. And throwed thunder in jail.” This annoys me because it is just so cocky of him, and I hate how he says it, because I am not a fan of people bragging. (especially when I brag about myself.) A line from Hall of Fame that makes me feel inspired is the line, “You could be a master, don’t wait for luck.” Because it impacts me to feel like I can do anything, and that if I put my mind to something, I can succeed. Another difference between the two texts is that in the speech by Muhammad Ali, what he says makes him sound cocky and arrogant, and an example of this is "Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.” This shows me he thinks he’s tough, and believes it, which isn’t always a bad thing to be confident but he seems a little too confident. This has an effect on me that makes me want to stop reading, because what he says just annoys me so much. Whereas in the Hall of Fame it makes the authors seem, nice and kind, trying to make people feel good. An example of this is the line that says “You could be the greatest You can be the best.” This makes me feel like I could be the best