Sunday, October 23, 2011

Close Readings (Dont know where to put this either...5)



We all know about the death of Gadhafi, which publicly took a turn for the worse (for Gadhafi that is) this past Thursday. With the tyrant now dead, millions of people in Lybia are celebrating. The author of this article tells us to be wary of the falling tyrants.

The author points out that with each dictator's fall, there leaves room for one more anti-American person in power, one more tyrant, or one extremist. Maybe even all 3. While he enjoys the fact that the dictatorships are falling and that people are more likely to become free under a different rein, he expresses concern. His concern is chiefly on that of Iran and its oil. The US may have supported the downfall of Gadhafi but it supports the monarchy of Iran. This, according to the author, creates anti-American feelings and is only good for the price tag of oil.
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2 comments:

  1. Kim HigginsNovember 3, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I think this would be more in-depth if you analyzed some of the techniques that the author uses when discussing the fall of Gadhafi and the power vacuum it has left. It's a very controversial subject right now and I'm sure the author has some type of opinion on the matter. I think details and diction would be good techniques to analyze because word choice definitely says a lot about how the author feels about the topic. Also, imagery of the revolution and current state of Libya would also add some depth to this analysis.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    The article is missing again, and this is a major hit to your content. Also, this close reading does not appear to include any literary elements that are explicitly stated, and may take another hit. It is also remarkably short, and could very well do with expansion to better include those literary techniques, integrated quotations and subsequent discussion of their contribution to overall meaning/message of the author, which is left out; this close reading seems more informative of the actual past events than it does of the author's meaningful intent.

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