“Adolescence is always a war, no one gets out unscathed.”- Harlan Coben. This has been proven throughout the years, just like what has happened to Bethany Fitton. In this news report “Thirteen-year-old hanged with ‘I hate my brother’ written on her arm” by Chantal Da Silva, it showed that in this phase of life it is a difficult transition from childhood to adulthood. There is a challenge of being able to fit in this technological world where like and shares seem far more important than real people interaction. The article is used to change the reader’s view about this stage of life, wherein the author represented teenagers in a negative manner and used emotive languages, visuals, captions to describe teenagers.
The article was published last May 14, 2017 and was prominent in the middle of the paper. By using the headline “Thirteen-year-old found hanged with ‘I hate my brother’ written on her arm”, the author was trying to attract more readers since most have empathy in articles about family tragedies, a great number of readers are parents who have this topic close to their hearts. The author has captivated the readers because she has aligned her beliefs with most of the …show more content…
“This is the last thing I ever expected to happen”, as stated by her father. This language may have influenced the readers to feel sympathy to the family of the victim. The brother was the one marginalized as he was the most important witness but didn’t get quoted enough about what happened. The author has effectively used the inverted pyramid to successfully and clearly deliver the message, as the pyramid gives the readers easy access to the main points of the article. The reader will now be positioned to think what the author has emphasized, that teenagers need more guidance as they go through this phase of their
The article was published last May 14, 2017 and was prominent in the middle of the paper. By using the headline “Thirteen-year-old found hanged with ‘I hate my brother’ written on her arm”, the author was trying to attract more readers since most have empathy in articles about family tragedies, a great number of readers are parents who have this topic close to their hearts. The author has captivated the readers because she has aligned her beliefs with most of the …show more content…
“This is the last thing I ever expected to happen”, as stated by her father. This language may have influenced the readers to feel sympathy to the family of the victim. The brother was the one marginalized as he was the most important witness but didn’t get quoted enough about what happened. The author has effectively used the inverted pyramid to successfully and clearly deliver the message, as the pyramid gives the readers easy access to the main points of the article. The reader will now be positioned to think what the author has emphasized, that teenagers need more guidance as they go through this phase of their