Rhetorical Analysis Of Mad Max: Fury Road

In the graphic novel Mad Max: Fury Road, there are various examples of rhetorical appeals. One example of ethos is when the audience finally learns of Nux’s backstory. We learn that he was a toddler who searched for the fortress after his mother and father died. Unlike other freeloaders who tried to get onto the fortress, the child was a “hard nut to crack” (Miller 12). The emotional appeal to a young orphan impacts the audience greatly. The timing of the graphic novels release is an example of kiaros. By releasing these graphic novels after the release of the summer blockbuster of the same name, the author/director is keeping the audience engaged. People who become fans of the film would talk about the film and the graphic novels for a longer