Circus Narrative

The genre of this writing assignment was a personal essay, in which the events of our personal lives are connected to an overall theme in relation to world events characterized by imagery, a sense of intimacy, and conversational manner. Specifically, my personal essay is about the day a circus came into my town and the mistreatment of animals in the world of entertainment. The intended audience would be anyone interested in the circus as fun play, animal right advocators, or anyone interested in the treatment of animals in a circus
Since the main purpose of this essay is to relate a sociological issue through a personal narrative by using sensory descriptions and emotions in an informal, conversational tone. Instead of directly stating my claims as I would in an argumentative or persuasive essay, I told a story which leads and builds up to a political or social concern. By using an informal, conversational tone, my audience would be able to not only easily read the story, but to be able to picture certain images I convey through my diction and experience feelings of joy, excitement, and bitterness. Overall, my diction and informal tone would add emphasis to the theme of my paper and allow my …show more content…
The angry mangabey monkey came out first, clad in a silly bellman’s outfit as he climbed onto the saddle of a midnight black Arabian horse and barred his teeth to the audience and spit at the feet of the ringmaster. The lumbering pair of elephants danced as if they were transported into a different time zone to the beat of exotic music, the wild dogs jumped through hoops, and the fluster of parrots created the illusion of a rainbow as they flew beneath the star cladded tent. The cotton candy in my mouth burst with flavor and danced along my tongue as all my senses were assaulted with magic and the brilliance of