War By Jonathan Swift Rhetorical Analysis

1) After reading the selection, it left an impression of deep thought. To elaborate, the story itself was about the debate of what won the war, or what machine. During the debate of what truly won the war, it spurred internal debate within myself. If put in this situation, what would I believe had won the war? After hearing the many different opinions, I wondered what I would argue if given the chance. Overall, the story left an impression of deep thought, and wonder.
2) The genre of this selection is a fictional short story.
3) Exposition in this story can be found in the first four paragraphs, as they establish the main character and setting. After this, the rising action takes place in the upcoming paragraphs. During these paragraphs they
Evidence of this can be found as the story begins and ends with him. However, the other two characters are could also be considered protagonists, as they are helpful in the selection. The machine itself can be viewed as the antagonist, as it always hinders the protagonists.
5) The main character of this story, Swift, has many important traits. Each of these traits guided the character to behave a certain way, tailoring the narrative around his decisions. For example, Swift is understanding, militaristic, old, traditional, independent thinking, responsible, and cool under stress. Since Swift was very traditional and independent in his thought process, he never truly trusted a machine to make choices for him. Rather than use Multivac, Swift simply allowed fate to decide his decisions by flipping a coin.
6) Setting in this story can be identified in the early introductory paragraphs. Specifically, the setting takes place inside Multivac itself. Although the description isn’t very detailed, the author describes Multivac as a giant building sized computer. In this computer corridors stretch out for needed maintenance. Usually busy and bright, the giant computer is silent as people celebrate their victory