The article I will be analyzing is entitled "Street art in Jordan: 'The world is their gallery'". This article was written by Zab Mustefa. This article is about Suhaib Attar and his art. Attar is known for his paintings on local walls and side buildings in Jordan, which is apart of the middle east. The article describes him as "becoming one of Jordan's most renowned street artists, with his work appearing all over the country" and he is only 24 years of age! The writer of this article uses emotional and unifying diction. Many of the words that Mustefa uses bring out strong emotions into the reader. Mustefa uses the words "poverty and pressure" because many people in Jordan and other countries can relate to living in poverty and feeling the deep intense pressure of their families to provide money for them so that they can all be relieved of the pain that poverty brings to so many people in this small world. Attar uses "we" in a very unifying way. One place that he uses the word "we" is when he says this: "'We are missing a lot in the art scene here because it's very hard to make a living out of it, but I'm hopeful it will become bigger as more graffiti is showing up on walls.'" "We" is a very unifying word. In this context, "We" means the people of Jordan. Attar knows the depth of the situation. His goal is to make sure the everyone in Jordan gets the chance to experience art the same way he did. He wants everyone, big and small, to find the joy in art. Mustefa does not seem to have any emotional attachment to this topic but she does want the reader of this article to feel something after reading this article therefore she appeals to pathos. The purpose of this article is to shine a light on the lack of street art in Jordan. In this article, Attar says, "The good thing about street art is that it is public, so everyone sees it, and I can use the whole country as my canvas." His paintings being displayed all over Jordan lets everyone experience the happiness art brings to people. Check out the link below for more information!
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AuthorJoselle is in 11th grade and is a student in Mrs. Theaker's AP lang class. This is the webpage where Joselle will analyze articles from aljazeera.com. Hope you enjoy :)! Archives
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