Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Rethorical Appeals summary
My topic focuses on how art can positively affect the clothing and healing process. All of my elements center around a play called “The Yellow Boat”, in which a little boy afflicted with AIDS is taught to express his fears into the wishes through his artistic ability. The image that I chose was a picture of a yellow boat sailing up the sun. Which was a personal interpretation of how the boy viewed his life on Earth and his subsequent death. It also showed how the boy used his gift for art to help him cope with his illness. the film that I chose was from the actual rehearsal process for the yellow boat, and showed how one director's vision interpreted a child's world.
The audience that I feel would most benefit from this would be children of middle school age or older but also anyone wanting to know more about the powerful healing aspects art can have on an individual and the community. This subject teaches compassion and empathy for individuals struggling with a physical or mental disability, or other type of illness. The project is emotionally appealing because everyone can relate to knowing someone who has struggled to overcome a challenge; or are someone who has been sick. If art helped one child to deal with his illness; then art has the power to help many children deal with situations that are traumatic in some way. These rhetorical appeals serve as an explanation for the benefits of art therapy. This presentation will help teach the audience the importance of art therapy because it tells the true story of how one young boys love for art helped him find peace and acceptance with his illness and also helped him except his death.