Blame The Schoolies Analysis
As the school year comes to a close, many Australian high school students are taking a well-deserved break and going on ‘schoolies’. Charlotte York contends in her opinion piece titled ‘“Blame the “Toolies”, not the “Schoolies”’ published in The Herald Sun on October 12th 2015, that schoolies is being misrepresented and blackened by childish and immature minorities. This opinion piece appeals to those who read the Herald Sun and/or are parents or graduated high school leavers.
York begins by establishing a case for the value of schoolies, presenting the argument of how school leavers have the right to go on schoolies and how their hard work should be rewarded. York’s initial use of the short but concise sentence: “schoolies shouldn't be a …show more content…
The use of the words ‘overprotective’, ‘overreacting’ and ‘lack of trust’ reinforce how parents are being too restrictive and hinder their child’s maturation and character development. York’s subsequent use of a rhetorical question again forces parents to rethink and allows them to review and adjust their former stance. There is another shift of tone in the piece as York castigates the ‘toolies’ for their immature and irresponsible actions. She begins in a hostile manner with the use of the phrase ‘dare-devilish drop kicks’ and the comparison to ‘drunk hooligans’ in attempt to create an image of the unavoidable few who misrepresent and blacken schoolies. She also shows the inevitability of such disgraces through the word ‘always’ in attempt to persuade parents to accept the fact of how some things are unavoidable. She then lowers her language register when she uses the colloquial term ‘flabbergasted’ in order to appeal to a wider audience. In this section, York exploits the fraud content reported by the media regarding schoolies and how they biasedly ignored the ‘strong bonds formed between friends’, the ‘independence gained’ and all the other benefits of schoolies.
In closing, York reflects on her own experiences and the countless benefits she gained from schoolies such as ‘the laughter, the sense of
York begins by establishing a case for the value of schoolies, presenting the argument of how school leavers have the right to go on schoolies and how their hard work should be rewarded. York’s initial use of the short but concise sentence: “schoolies shouldn't be a …show more content…
The use of the words ‘overprotective’, ‘overreacting’ and ‘lack of trust’ reinforce how parents are being too restrictive and hinder their child’s maturation and character development. York’s subsequent use of a rhetorical question again forces parents to rethink and allows them to review and adjust their former stance. There is another shift of tone in the piece as York castigates the ‘toolies’ for their immature and irresponsible actions. She begins in a hostile manner with the use of the phrase ‘dare-devilish drop kicks’ and the comparison to ‘drunk hooligans’ in attempt to create an image of the unavoidable few who misrepresent and blacken schoolies. She also shows the inevitability of such disgraces through the word ‘always’ in attempt to persuade parents to accept the fact of how some things are unavoidable. She then lowers her language register when she uses the colloquial term ‘flabbergasted’ in order to appeal to a wider audience. In this section, York exploits the fraud content reported by the media regarding schoolies and how they biasedly ignored the ‘strong bonds formed between friends’, the ‘independence gained’ and all the other benefits of schoolies.
In closing, York reflects on her own experiences and the countless benefits she gained from schoolies such as ‘the laughter, the sense of