Cody makes us sympathise for the opponent merely due to the fact that she was fighting someone so obese and overpowering. Words such as “little, perky opponent” portray the opposition’s innocence and that because of that we are led to hating Klondyke Kate. This is a key persuasive technique used by Cody in her attempt to persuade us.
According to stereotypical views women should look attractive, they should be the “nurturing, caring sex”. This is not the case for Klondyke Kate. Women are considered to be attractive, and caring, mature and sympathetic. This is just simply the opposite for Klondyke Kate when she in her “black leotard”. This is an interesting article because this has a moral which is that people may do anything for money which is wrong.
A perfect woman would be one that is quite tall, skinny, not hairy, nice and loving. If women are fat they “diet”, if they are hairy, they “depilate”. Klondyke Kate was the complete opposite. She was obese. He was not kind or loving. She was a ruthless villain. Cody depicts herself as a resilient young girl. Her mother taught her not to fight back to people even if they had done anything which was not nice. “Ignore them”, is what Cody’s mother used to say to her. This language is quite straight and simple the kind of language that a wife of a very posh man would use. This is the kind of upbringing that Cody received which is why she then goes on to say that she “wanted to be loved and approved of”.
Here Cody compares them both and calls Klondyke Kate’s actions not at all “differential”. This is because she thought that every girl should stand up for herself, not be brought down by another member of the same sex. This article is permeated with how Klondyke Kate is the opposite of feminity. “A barrel in black tights”, “black leotard”, Klondyke Kate’s dress code is watched very closely by Cody. She does mock her clothing to show that women should not be dressed how Klondyke Kate is dressed.
After the match, it was the first time Cody and Klondyke Kate saw each other face to face. It was not one of those fierce confrontations that you would expect between a wrestler and a writer, but one that you would not expect. It was actually a subtle one. She though stilled managed to call Klondyke Kate an “outrageous villain”, her thoughts of her had not changed until the conversation started. Cody had found out that Klondyke Kate had very little fingers, those of a child. She had to wear “childrens rings and gloves”. This makes the readers sympathise for Klondyke Kate because she also has some weak points. This teaches us a lesson that we should never stereotype certain types of people because of their job.
There are many linguistic features exploited by Cody in her attempt to persuade us. These include onomatopoeia, repetition, humour, sympathy etc.
Other examples of onomatopoeia include “smashes, mashes, crushes”. These words convey the opposition’s feebleness and how intimidating Klondyke Kate can be which adds to the excitement of the show.
The word “villain” is used more than often to show that she is not the “nurturing”, “caring” type of person but the type of person who wants to be the boss and on top. This emphasises the importance of the word to us in the argument because each time the word “villain” is used is creates a nastier image of Klondyke Kate in our minds.
Humour is used repetitively throughout the article which adds bulk to her argument because each time she used humour, she is mocking Klondyke Kate. “A barrel in black tights”, this is meant to make the audience laugh and is utilized to keep the audience in the argument and follow her side.
Sympathy is a key part of any persuasive argument because it binds the audience into believing her. “little, perky opponent”, this is used for her opponent. We imagine a small rabbit like creature with large front teeth smiling at the crowd while Klondyke Kate is attempting a sly move which will knock the “game little thing, pretty in pink” out for good. This makes us sympathise for the opponent and therefore we follow her argument.
Overall, we have learnt that this is a pretty effective piece because she is describing something bad and vile all throughout until there is a sudden twist at the end showing that women can be “nurturing” and “caring” even if they have job like Klondyke Kate’s. The most striking part in the whole article is “I keep breaking my little fingers…had to get home to her little boy”. This would confuse the readers into thinking, how can someone so big, obese and villainous be so small, kind hearted and caring?
