Howdy! I decided to do my rhetorical analysis on the Law and Order episode "Sugar". This episode correlates tremendously with my blog topic "money and corruption in the media." A brief summary of this television show is as follows: "The body of an online call girl is found in a suitcase, and the prime suspect for her murder is an Internet entrepreneur who was one of her "sugar daddies" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480092/). This television show appeals to a large spectrum of audiences especially because of its diverse genre ranging from crime, mystery and also to drama. This particular episode can really fascinate and hone in on the young adults (teenagers to college students) primarily due to its social media, love and the issues revolving around money. Vance Shepard (Eric McCormack) stars as the entrepreneur of a multi- million dollar "sugar daddy" internet site where he falls in love with one of his workers. Vance Shepard's daughter Chantel Shepard grew frustrated and angry with her father because he broke promises to her and also was dating Emily, who was only a couple years older than she was! This anger and frustration caused Chantel to "snap" and she murdered her dad's mistress. Vance tries to cover up the murder as his own while being prosecuted by the attorneys and almost gets away with it, until the detectives/ lawyers discover that the real murderer is his daughter. The plot of this story is centered on a death and the love for money which were both results of a media source, albeit a social/dating media source. Vance explains to the detectives while being interrogated that he was the reason his daughter is angry and mildly psychotic. For the reasons explained above, Chantel takes her father’s life at the end of the money with the intent of him not being able to break any more promises. Vance’s greed for money and loneliness stimulated him to create a powerful media business which satisfied his need for money and romance. Ironically, this very entity is what caused havoc in his life and later caused his death. Cultural topics brought up in this television episode were prostitution, social media, and also older/ younger relationships, just to name a few. This episode of Law and Order is a must see!
(http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Law_Order_Special_Victims_Unit_The_Eleventh_Year_Sugar/70151982?trkid=496624)
Integrate quotes better and perhaps summarize in your own words. MLA Cite at the end.
ReplyDeleteLess summary, more analysis!! What points do you think this show makes? What context does it rely on? How does it depict tone or POV?
Good show find.
I also did my rhetorical analysis on an episode of Law and Order and I have to say this episode sounds really interesting. In your blog post, I think you make a very good point that, "Vance’s greed for money and loneliness stimulated him to create a powerful media business which satisfied his need for money and romance. Ironically, this very entity is what caused havoc in his life and later caused his death." I think Vance serves as a testimony that money isn't everything and my opinion that if a person focuses their entire life on material things, such as money, it will likely destroy them in the end.
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