Analysis

Our analysis of Sarfraz Manzoor’s “Second Generasians” article is inspired by the rhetorical pentagram model. Below you will find a short overview of the main points in our analysis.

In what follows, we will look at the topics of the article – Sarfraz Manzoor’s experience as a second-generation Asian immigrant and the differences between three generations of Asian immigrants.

We will present the writer and his position on the topics of the article, as well as the way he relates to his target audience.

We will also examine the reader – the potential readers of the text and the writer’s target audience. 

We will analyze how the speaker uses language tools to achieve his intention. We will look at the choice of words, the sentence structure, the speaker’s tone, and at how the speaker appeals to the audience’s trust and reason.

We will discuss the circumstances of the article, looking at the historical circumstances of immigration in Britain and the circumstances concerning immigrants in Britain today.

Lastly, we will consider the writer’s intention to highlight the different experiences of three generations of Asian immigrants in Britain, connecting his intention with the language tools he uses, the circumstances, and the topics of the article.

Read our full analysis of the article in the next pages!