Rhetorical Analysis Of Turkey In The Kitchen

Stereotypical Humor
Stereotypes are a big part of our society. We tend to judge people by how they look and their external appearance. Stereotypes are so common in today’s society that it is safe to say that it happens every day. A lot of people may think that they are stereotyped free, but it is certainly true they have experience stereotypes at one point of their life in some form. In turkey in the Kitchen. Dave Barry points out our unawareness of stereotypes by using humor, mocking himself, making strong allegations and using a lot of figurative language. To begin with, Barry’s entire essay is very humoristic. He uses it to touch very controversial subjects like stereotypes that normally people do not talk. Barry states that “Nobody wants to engage in human sexual activity with somebody who smells vaguely like yam and is covered with a thin layer of …show more content…
Barry got his point across using his humor and a variety of rhetorical approaches. Barry was able to talk about stereotypes without being arrogantly domineering. His humor made his essay more simplistic as well. Instead of overwhelming the reader with facts about stereotypes or reasons why they are bad, his Thanksgiving story made us realize how often stereotypes happen in our daily lives. He did a very good job covering the topic of stereotypes. It is something that we all have to go through at some point of our lives. Barry made it clear that it is an issue that we need to realize and talk about. He successfully managed to catch the reader’s attention with a topic that it is not talked about regularly. Berry’s piece was very ironic as well, because one of the most know stereotypes is woman belonging in the kitchen. Barry implemented his humor very well to build the tone of his essay. After reading Barry’s piece it is very clear that stereotypes are bad and the fact that we are accepting them into our daily lives is even