Jonah And The Big Fish Comparative Essay
Comparative Analysis: Section B
The two texts that will be analysed in this essay are an excerpt from the book, “Jonah and the Big Fish”, and a print advertisement from the Seattle Soap Company that advertises the company’s Whale Oil Soap.
The two texts serve completely different purposes; the first text, or the story, aims to entertain readers by telling a fictional tale of a man who was swallowed by a fish. The second text aims to promote a specific product, to make sales and generate profit from advertisement and marketing.
The audience of text 1 – the story – could be anyone from the general public, as stories are not limited to specific people. However, since it is a work of fiction and quite a childish story, we could identify this text as being directed mainly at children and parents with children. Additionally, since the text is a religious one, which illustrates a story from the Bible – it could also be directed at Catholics, or the believers in God.
Similarly, text 2 could also be labelled as directed towards the general public, as it is advertising a type of soap – which is a good that is commonly used by all people. However, being an advert, it is meant to be persuading its audience to purchase its products. Therefore the text must be more specifically intended for those capable …show more content…
In contrast to this, text 2 makes use of imperative sentences such as, “Recommend this to your customers” and “Order of your jobber or write us for prices”. This is as if the audience is directly telling its customers to do things, to help them promote their product further, or to purchase their product for themselves. This coincides with the purpose of the advert, and it also aids in engaging the audience as it addresses them directly, and also rather
The two texts that will be analysed in this essay are an excerpt from the book, “Jonah and the Big Fish”, and a print advertisement from the Seattle Soap Company that advertises the company’s Whale Oil Soap.
The two texts serve completely different purposes; the first text, or the story, aims to entertain readers by telling a fictional tale of a man who was swallowed by a fish. The second text aims to promote a specific product, to make sales and generate profit from advertisement and marketing.
The audience of text 1 – the story – could be anyone from the general public, as stories are not limited to specific people. However, since it is a work of fiction and quite a childish story, we could identify this text as being directed mainly at children and parents with children. Additionally, since the text is a religious one, which illustrates a story from the Bible – it could also be directed at Catholics, or the believers in God.
Similarly, text 2 could also be labelled as directed towards the general public, as it is advertising a type of soap – which is a good that is commonly used by all people. However, being an advert, it is meant to be persuading its audience to purchase its products. Therefore the text must be more specifically intended for those capable …show more content…
In contrast to this, text 2 makes use of imperative sentences such as, “Recommend this to your customers” and “Order of your jobber or write us for prices”. This is as if the audience is directly telling its customers to do things, to help them promote their product further, or to purchase their product for themselves. This coincides with the purpose of the advert, and it also aids in engaging the audience as it addresses them directly, and also rather