Hillary

Analysis of Movie Speech – Paul’s Monologue in //Breakfast at Tiffany’s//
 * 1) The purpose of Paul’s speech in this movie is to convince Holly Golightly that even though she may be running from her problems in New York, she can’t run away from her past and herself. By ignoring Paul’s obvious feelings for her and refusing to take responsibility she is trying to distance herself from her own emotions.
 * 2) The audience for his speech is Holly herself because Paul is speaking directly to her.
 * 3) A Pathos appeal is used by Paulo to try and convince her that she is making a mistake. By bringing up her past with Doc and Tulip, Texas, he also drags her bad memories back to her. He also appeals to her secret wish to find love by declaring that “…people do fall in love, people do belong to each other.”
 * 4) The argument is very effective, and later on in the movie Holly decides to stay with Paul in New York. His argument persuaded her to accept the realization that she may have found love in the most unexpected place. Paul uses the “personal attack” fallacy when he says “Do you know what’s wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You’re chicken, you’ve got no guts. You’re afraid to stick out your chin and say ‘Okay, life’s a fact.’” He calls Holly out on her fear of trusting other people and knows that it will strengthen his argument.
 * 5) I believe Paul’s argument was very strong and effective, but if had used some logical appeals (Logos) in addition to the emotional ones it could have been even more effective.

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