Katie hopkins analysis PDF

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Literature analysis on a piece by Katie Hopkins. Uses figures of speech, etc....

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The text is a newspaper article, published by The Sun, titled “Rescue boats? I’d use gunships to stop migrants” written by Katie Hopkins in 2015. The article conveys Hopkin’s powerful yet controversial point of view on migrants and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom, using a variety of persuasive and literary techniques. To begin with, Hopkin’s uses superlatives, metaphors and similes to create this sense of idea that migrants are less than humans. For instance, the constant use of the superlative “plague” in relation to the migrants clearly demonstrates her indifference and lack of sympathy towards human tragedy. This can further be justified by the use of metaphors such as, “some of our towns are festering sores, plagued by swamps of migrants and asylum seekers” where “festering sores” refers to the towns becoming infected by “swamps” of migrants, just as a wound would be infected by a disease. Moreover, the use of the simile, “make no mistake, these migrants are like cockroaches” once again depicts her strong disregard for migration as a global dilemma, but rather as just a nuisance to her country. Second of all, Hopkin’s makes use of tricolon, repetition and idioms to portray her intense hostility towards Italy compared to her liking for Australia. To illustrate, she uses a tricolon in the line, “It’s time for the Italians to stop singing opera, drinking expresso and looking chic in chuffing everything” to stereotype the way Italians live, showcasing her inability to be open-minded about different cultures. The use of the expression “chuffing” later on in the sentence further emphasizes her intolerance towards them. On the other hand, her repetitive use of the phrase, “It’s time to get Australian” tends to reinforce the overall message that the British should adopt the “Australian” way of thinking. In addition, the use of idioms such as, “Australians are like British people but with balls of steel” also establishes a link between the two mind-sets, making it more likely for people to want to embrace the “Australian” approach. This directly suggests a comparison between the Italians and Australians, giving the impression that Australians are more effective and favored in their notion....