A Rhetorical Analysis Essay On Save The Children

For my rhetorical analysis ad, I chose to do a Save the Children foundation ad from Mexico. I wanted to pick an ad that had a lot to say even if it had very few words. This ad I feel has a very powerful message against child abuse. It shows the cycle of child abuse that occurs way too often. The abused child statistically ends up being the abusing adult in the cycle. Save the Children foundation has quite a few of these “break the cycle” ads. They all have the same core concept a child becoming the abusing adult. Every one showing the different ways a child is abused in today’s society and how that turns into a vicious cycle. Save the Children is a nonprofit foundation created in the 1930’s in Kentucky providing basic needs for low income children. It was originally called the Save the Children fund but in the
So, at first you notice the man and the boy. There is a cup of spilled milk on the table, so maybe the man is frustrated because the boy made a mess. The man may have an anger problem from being an abused child himself and he snapped at the boy because he accidentally made a mess. Then in the background behind the man and the boy you notice three other individuals. Three people who are dressed the same who seem a little bit older than the last and are all wearing the same clothes. You then realize that it is the boy growing up and going through life ending in the same situation as the man. Save the Children foundation has three ads that are called break the cycle. It is an ad campaign geared towards breaking the cycle of child abuse. Throughout the ads, they are featured in different parts of the house. Showing the different types of abuse children go through. The foundation accepts donations to help children in these situations find better and safer arrangements. This ad campaign is a powerful tool in showing the cycle of child abuse and how it really effects children as they grow