In Dave Barry’s article “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” and in Michael Chabon’s “Faking it” both authors have similar messages about stereotypes just on different genders, however, the authors writing styles are very different. Barry uses an informative yet exaggerating tone throughout his article, and does not share any personal experiences. Chabon uses a storytelling tone throughout his essay, to go along with his many personal experiences he shares with his audience.
Tone conveys the message to the readers, when an author uses tone he or she directs it to their specific message. Barry uses an informative yet exaggerating tone to relay information to the audience but also exaggerates some to get their attention on the topic, for example when …show more content…
Chabon writes most of his article using personal experiences to convey his points. Chabon’s use of personal experiences such as “I learned to pretend what I am doing from my own father” (Chabon 345), by stating this he conveys a personal reason for why he pretends to know what he is doing, he does this because this is what his father did. By saying this he backs up his generalization that men prefer to act as if they know what they are doing, because like himself most men learn from other men and the cycle just continues. Barry also makes his point about women’s beauty habits by recognizing they too have a status they strive to uphold. Through the use of examples such as “they will never look remotely like Cindy Crawford” (Barry 343), Barry is making similar points as Chabon just on the opposite gender, but the main difference is that Barry uses no personal experiences. Without the use of personal experience and facts Barry’s accusations come off as demeaning to the female reader, simply due to his altercations he has toward how women handle their beauty habits form an outsiders point of
Tone conveys the message to the readers, when an author uses tone he or she directs it to their specific message. Barry uses an informative yet exaggerating tone to relay information to the audience but also exaggerates some to get their attention on the topic, for example when …show more content…
Chabon writes most of his article using personal experiences to convey his points. Chabon’s use of personal experiences such as “I learned to pretend what I am doing from my own father” (Chabon 345), by stating this he conveys a personal reason for why he pretends to know what he is doing, he does this because this is what his father did. By saying this he backs up his generalization that men prefer to act as if they know what they are doing, because like himself most men learn from other men and the cycle just continues. Barry also makes his point about women’s beauty habits by recognizing they too have a status they strive to uphold. Through the use of examples such as “they will never look remotely like Cindy Crawford” (Barry 343), Barry is making similar points as Chabon just on the opposite gender, but the main difference is that Barry uses no personal experiences. Without the use of personal experience and facts Barry’s accusations come off as demeaning to the female reader, simply due to his altercations he has toward how women handle their beauty habits form an outsiders point of