Monday, October 3, 2016
Audience of "The Rights of Animals" by Brigid Brophy
Brigid Brophy's "The Rights of Animals" was intended to be viewed by humans that eat, wear, or use animal products or products derived from the suffering of animals. She is appealing to this audience because this is the demographic of people that has the ability to make a huge impact on the lives of billions of animals. Brophy also intends to appeal specifically to people living in the industrialized world, in which factory farming is widely practiced and accepted, as factory farming inflicts some of the worst suffering imaginable on animals. Additionally, knowing its audience is a huge aspect of what makes this article great, as it allows Brophy to connect with the reader with asides like, "The reader will have guessed by now what sort of person he confronts in me..." which helps them realize that despite her radical views, Brophy is a very normal and grounded person. This is just one of many examples of Brophy's acute awareness of her audience and masterful methods of confronting them.
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I found it funny that Brophy has to establish himself as a down to earth person, and in doing so addresses all the stereotypes the average audience member probably has about animal rights activists. It's comical (and a little depressing) when people identify as part of a group, then have to fight to free themselves of the image that group projects.
ReplyDeleteI found it funny that Brophy has to establish himself as a down to earth person, and in doing so addresses all the stereotypes the average audience member probably has about animal rights activists. It's comical (and a little depressing) when people identify as part of a group, then have to fight to free themselves of the image that group projects.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mihir in the sense that Brophy has to make it known to her audience that she is "down to eart" or, like you said, a normal and grounded person. Although she may know her audience well, it might be difficult for her to make a good appeal to ethos.
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