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Oral Rhetoric 2008 :: Blog :: Outfront: Taking a Flyer

October 07, 2008

After listening to this radio show, I could not believe flyers would have such a big impact to Tara Barrows ( the main character of the story). A tiny little flyer which I would thrown to the blue recycling bin every time I took them out from my mailbox would influence a person’s decision making and life that much. 

Throughout the whole story, Tara would just wait for the arrival of every Friday because that would be the time that she’s getting all her new flyers. The flyers are like drug addiction to Tara because if she did not receive or check out any new flyers on every Friday, she would feel that her whole week would be thrown off. The part which she mentioned how she walkthrough the hallway while couldn’t wait to see her flyers laying beautifully on the floor was able to bring out her extreme addiction to the flyers. It was very funny to hear that she would call the post office or management office to complain and ask for her flyers if she didn’t see them deliever to her apartment door.

What I enjoyed this story most is the author was able to make use of such a tiny and unimportant element (which most of us will throw to the blue recycle bin) and make out a superb story to listen to. All the background music used throughout the whole story was able to enhance the overall listening process as well. 

Keywords: Outfront, Siu, Week 4

Posted by Oral Rhetoric 2008 - Jason Siu


Comments

  1. Other people's lives can be amazing, eh.

    Joan Vinall-CoxJoan Vinall-Cox on Wednesday, 08 October 2008, 17:09 CEST # |

  2. Totally agreed ~

    Jason SiuJason Siu on Thursday, 16 October 2008, 06:37 CEST # |

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