Marxic Rhetorical Analysis

When one confronts an opportunity to steer one’s life into a beactic, colourful field from the endless, desolate tunnels of routine, one must break the wall of consistent monotony that stands between the two fates. Harold Crick, a man of numbers, inhibits an abyss of calculations and tasteless décor. As he stands outside Ana Pascal’s bakery on his regularly timed coffee break, he gazes through the circular window at a life contrapositive to his wearisome one. One, with communication, relationships, and tints of colour. Trapped outside in isolation by the white, structured bricks, Harold yearns for the vibrancy in the life past the glass. Every individual brick in his world outside is consistent with the others. The habitual, ordinary coffee in his hands is no match for the warm, freshly baked
Although the audience is unable to see his eyes, the longing for connectivity in his eyes is perceivable. In order to shine a light on the tension in this shot, a rule of thirds is used and the points of focus like Harold and Ana are placed on the grid. Additionally, the contrast in the color values on both sides of the pane of glass emphasize the extensive differences in the two beings. Ana Pascal’s carefree, vivid and expressive life is depicted by the casual placement of the miscellaneous coloured utensils in the background while the emptiness in Harold’s life is shown by the absence of colour around the window. Furthermore, the presence of circular outlines in the wares in Ana’s bakery and even the window separating the individuals embody the connectivity and love that is unexplored by Harold. The white wall that separates the two lives presents a hurdle that Harold must cross in order to change the prospective of his life. Harold’s life can only be as thrilling as Ana’s if he has the audacity to break this barrier and allow his monotonous, dull life to be dyed in Ana’s