The Aftermath Rhetorical Analysis
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Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Analysis of “The Aftermath (G3)” by Escape the Fate
My analysis of a song “The Aftermath (G3)” is by Escape the Fate. Escape the Fate’s stand in the music world is with the genre of post-hardcore and alternative metal from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band has gone through obstacles to get them where they are today. One song stood out from the rest that was written by their vocalist, Craig Mabbitt. The song was produced in their recent album Escape the Fate, that was released on November 2, 2010 as the closing track. Mabbitt uses several examples of logos, ethos, and pathos in the track to tell people soldiers will struggle from the trauma of war.
This closing track is the third song under the title of "The Guillotine" by Escape the Fate. The original “The Guillotine” is in Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, and second, "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine Part II)" included on This War Is Ours was about the video game series Halo. When the third sequel “The Aftermath (G3)” was written and produced, Craig did not want it to be about the video game; instead he wrote it more personally. …show more content…
The genre, post-hardcore, brings a variety of young people into this category of bands that sound like this particular band.
Therefore, Escape the Fate, is an attraction to young audiences. It was the vocalist that wanted to relate more in depth with younger males because of his personal experiences. Younger males could relate to this song due to their loved ones serving in the military. The ages of males that could relate to this song may be ages from eleven to eighteen from any
race.
Active members along with their family will go through three types of phases of deployments. These phases are known as pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment. Post-deployment may be the happiest phase to families for their safe return of their loved one, but may be worse for the active member. The active member may not act like who they were before deployment though they might come home with side effects and not know they are suffering from an illness that was caused by the war. This type of illness is known as post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic event in a person’s life (Make the Connection).
Mabbitt’s argument in the song includes a couple examples of logos. He uses these elements of logos by including some descriptions from the war, and the recognition of veterans that have fought through the trauma and will reach out towards others that are suffering. In the first stanza, “All of their bodies around,” describes an image from the battlefield that may include brave men of any age, and different origins. This may bring the remembrance of a clear image from the Civil war. It may be a scene of a soldier after the winning of the war, standing in the middle of the battlefield of brave men and women surrounding him or her. The next example of the singer’s logos is “so much bloodshed” that follows a certain type of punishment simply paying for their sins, or lack of pride due to fighting. This brings the honor to our past veterans for their bravery fighting for their country.
In addition, the songwriter’s credibility is not very strong in this song even though gives artistic proof for lyrics of the song in his stand of ethos. When he was a child, his father was in the war which shows his father might have gone through the illness our soldiers are facing present time. Moreover, this gives the songwriter a bit of credibility. It was the experiences that his father went through and possibly when he returned home, he would tell Craig how different it is to be in war, as opposed to the movies.
The way the song starts out is much more a drum beat as to the sound of soldiers marching or preparing themselves before battle. Mabbitt uses the element of pathos in his lyrics to build emotion to his listeners. Expressively, the writer includes “visions haunt me in my dreams, visions of what I’ve done” of fear that the wrongdoings this soldier has made, the image of being on the battlefield will replay in the mind. Many active members and veterans will hallucinate to that time on in the war, making them more fearful. Thus, this feeling gives off insecurity and fear. The second example, Mabbitt wrote in his song “So violated. Like I’ve been Raped and left for dead. I’m lying naked. I’m lying naked on the floor” a strong feeling of more fear and the awareness of the surroundings. In the position of active members, their experience may be much more painful, such as trying to escape the stage but there is no one to reach out and get support from. Even though that there are people out in the world suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, there is support. Last, the songwriter adds to his song “Raise a fist to fight. Reach out your hands to me, and lets just disappear” the uprising emotion to stand up for one last time to fight till ammo is gone. In this case, the verse in the song gives off many different meanings for instance, it could mean a soldier who has made it through the illness will reach out to others that are sick helping them. This next meaning could be a situation in the war, reaching out to help other comrades even so giving the listener a feeling of worriedness and hope that they will come home alive.
Remarkably, lyrics could send many messages to the audience and relate to daily situations. Craig Mabbitt’s lyrics were more meant for reaching out to many people of the how war can create a traumatic event in a soldier’s life. War is not a pretty site with flowers covering the ground of the field; instead it will be replaced with lifeless or injured bodies of men and women covered in blood crying out for help. A father’s fight to stay alive for his son created an inspiration for Craig’s song; he dedicates his gifted writing to honor the people in the military and veterans as well. A soldier’s homecoming is supposed to be a happy event for the family and themselves, yet the awful memories from combat will remain for a lifetime and could come back numerous times creating a new environment for them.
Work Cited
Mabbitt, Craig. “The Aftermath (G3)”. Escape the Fate. Interscope. 2010.
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Veterans | Make the Connection." Make the Connection | Veteran Stories & Support. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Analysis of “The Aftermath (G3)” by Escape the Fate
My analysis of a song “The Aftermath (G3)” is by Escape the Fate. Escape the Fate’s stand in the music world is with the genre of post-hardcore and alternative metal from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band has gone through obstacles to get them where they are today. One song stood out from the rest that was written by their vocalist, Craig Mabbitt. The song was produced in their recent album Escape the Fate, that was released on November 2, 2010 as the closing track. Mabbitt uses several examples of logos, ethos, and pathos in the track to tell people soldiers will struggle from the trauma of war.
This closing track is the third song under the title of "The Guillotine" by Escape the Fate. The original “The Guillotine” is in Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, and second, "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine Part II)" included on This War Is Ours was about the video game series Halo. When the third sequel “The Aftermath (G3)” was written and produced, Craig did not want it to be about the video game; instead he wrote it more personally. …show more content…
The genre, post-hardcore, brings a variety of young people into this category of bands that sound like this particular band.
Therefore, Escape the Fate, is an attraction to young audiences. It was the vocalist that wanted to relate more in depth with younger males because of his personal experiences. Younger males could relate to this song due to their loved ones serving in the military. The ages of males that could relate to this song may be ages from eleven to eighteen from any
race.
Active members along with their family will go through three types of phases of deployments. These phases are known as pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment. Post-deployment may be the happiest phase to families for their safe return of their loved one, but may be worse for the active member. The active member may not act like who they were before deployment though they might come home with side effects and not know they are suffering from an illness that was caused by the war. This type of illness is known as post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic event in a person’s life (Make the Connection).
Mabbitt’s argument in the song includes a couple examples of logos. He uses these elements of logos by including some descriptions from the war, and the recognition of veterans that have fought through the trauma and will reach out towards others that are suffering. In the first stanza, “All of their bodies around,” describes an image from the battlefield that may include brave men of any age, and different origins. This may bring the remembrance of a clear image from the Civil war. It may be a scene of a soldier after the winning of the war, standing in the middle of the battlefield of brave men and women surrounding him or her. The next example of the singer’s logos is “so much bloodshed” that follows a certain type of punishment simply paying for their sins, or lack of pride due to fighting. This brings the honor to our past veterans for their bravery fighting for their country.
In addition, the songwriter’s credibility is not very strong in this song even though gives artistic proof for lyrics of the song in his stand of ethos. When he was a child, his father was in the war which shows his father might have gone through the illness our soldiers are facing present time. Moreover, this gives the songwriter a bit of credibility. It was the experiences that his father went through and possibly when he returned home, he would tell Craig how different it is to be in war, as opposed to the movies.
The way the song starts out is much more a drum beat as to the sound of soldiers marching or preparing themselves before battle. Mabbitt uses the element of pathos in his lyrics to build emotion to his listeners. Expressively, the writer includes “visions haunt me in my dreams, visions of what I’ve done” of fear that the wrongdoings this soldier has made, the image of being on the battlefield will replay in the mind. Many active members and veterans will hallucinate to that time on in the war, making them more fearful. Thus, this feeling gives off insecurity and fear. The second example, Mabbitt wrote in his song “So violated. Like I’ve been Raped and left for dead. I’m lying naked. I’m lying naked on the floor” a strong feeling of more fear and the awareness of the surroundings. In the position of active members, their experience may be much more painful, such as trying to escape the stage but there is no one to reach out and get support from. Even though that there are people out in the world suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, there is support. Last, the songwriter adds to his song “Raise a fist to fight. Reach out your hands to me, and lets just disappear” the uprising emotion to stand up for one last time to fight till ammo is gone. In this case, the verse in the song gives off many different meanings for instance, it could mean a soldier who has made it through the illness will reach out to others that are sick helping them. This next meaning could be a situation in the war, reaching out to help other comrades even so giving the listener a feeling of worriedness and hope that they will come home alive.
Remarkably, lyrics could send many messages to the audience and relate to daily situations. Craig Mabbitt’s lyrics were more meant for reaching out to many people of the how war can create a traumatic event in a soldier’s life. War is not a pretty site with flowers covering the ground of the field; instead it will be replaced with lifeless or injured bodies of men and women covered in blood crying out for help. A father’s fight to stay alive for his son created an inspiration for Craig’s song; he dedicates his gifted writing to honor the people in the military and veterans as well. A soldier’s homecoming is supposed to be a happy event for the family and themselves, yet the awful memories from combat will remain for a lifetime and could come back numerous times creating a new environment for them.
Work Cited
Mabbitt, Craig. “The Aftermath (G3)”. Escape the Fate. Interscope. 2010.
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Veterans | Make the Connection." Make the Connection | Veteran Stories & Support. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.