Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Rhetorical Analysis



          The setting of the advertisement is in a modern family home at the family dinner table. The lighting is bright and it seems like a warm comfortable setting with a friendly caring atmosphere. The bright colors in the ad are being used to show happiness amongst the family. There is a family of five being shown in the ad. A father, mother, two boys, and a young girl are shown. The parents are about mid too late 30s. The oldest son about 12 years of age, the second son about seven years, and lastly the daughter looking about five years of age. The youngest daughter is wearing a fairy type costume with a wand and the rest of the family members are dressed I casual everyday clothing. Everyone in the photo is smiling and seems generally a happy loving family. The advertisement shows that they are happy to be having dinner together as a family. It seems as if it was their favorite time of the day to be having dinner together at the family dinner table. The ad seems very uplifting with happy bright colors being used to show happiness and joy amongst the family members. I noticed that neither of the parents is on their cellular devices or any other type of electronic device while dinner is going on with their children. The children are not arguing with one another. On the other hand, laughing and smiles are being shown shared between the family members. Every person involved in the ad looks as if they fully enjoyed their day and would like to share their individual stories with one another.

            The company whom is providing the advertisement is Stouffers. This company makes quick and easy dinner options for families who would rather like to spend more time at the dinner table together rather than spending so much time preparing dinner. The company may want to show how their product can bring a family together around the dinner table unlike other competitors. Other families would be happy like this following family appears to be. The audience could be anyone trying to purchase this product, trying to bring the family together, or maybe just trying something new. I believe the aid is affective because it’s showing a happy family enjoying one another’s company over dinner and the happiness being shown across the table amongst everyone in the ad. The advertisement reflects an influential affect to any audience viewing the ad.
            “Every family dinner is a great story waiting to happen.” Family dinner is time to share stories about how everyone’s day was and what was not so great about it to solve and talk about it as a family. Meaning conversations seemed to be shared best around a family dinner table. The message seems to be as a family, dinner time is one of the most important times of the day. That is your personal one on one time with each other as a family. It’s when you share the topics and stories of your day with one another and express how each member of the family may be thinking/feeling. The ad appeals to the logical mind, the emotions, and the values of the target audience by showing that this could be your family. It may make you want to feel the happiness that is portrayed on their faces. Now ask yourself, is this how dinner time is in your family?

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