Unbroken SOAPstone(s)

Cindy Lim
Ms. Scalf
English 2 H
1 November 2015

Title: Unbroken causes outrage in Japan as right-wing ultra-nationalists Angelina Jolie a racist
Speaker

Whose voice is
telling the story?

Do NOT just name the

author. What can you say
about the speaker based
on references from the
text?

The author of this article is Ethan Sacks and based on his

article, he promotes his annoyance at the Japanese for
their inhumanity and their lack of respect toward the
prisoner of war during the war.

Occasion

What is the time,

place, current
situation, context
in which the
author is
writing?

The time where the author writes is during and after the
World War 2. Constant denial and rejection from the
Japanese government about the movie, Unbroken
directed by Angelina Jolie made the author feel
foreboding, eventually led him to write the article.

Audience

Who is the
intended
audience for the
piece?

Purpose

Why is the
author writing?

Be certain to discuss and

record both the larger
occasion, that is, those
issues or ideas that must
have made the speaker
think about this issue, as
well as the immediate
occasion.
At whom is this text
directed? DO NOT say,
Everyone. You will want
to identify a certain
audience by describing
some of its characteristics.
What is the goal of the
text? To encourage action?
To prove an idea? You will
have to decide what the
message is and how the
author wants the audience
to respond.

Evidence
of Purpose

Provide three
quotations from
the text that
support the
authors purpose

The audience for this piece is anyone who are

passionate enough to know about the movie
character, survivor, Zamperinis life and the
historical events that have occurred during the
time between 1935-1950.
Sacks goal is to inform his audience the
outrage that has caused in Japan due to their
rejection on the subject, the movie Unbroken.
Also, to present their inhumanity or refuse to
accept their wrong even long after the war.

Angelina Jolies WWII drama Unbroken has drawn fire from the
Japanese.

Its pure fabrication, Hiromichi Moteki, the secretary general of the

Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact, told Londons
Telegraph.
If there is no verification of the things [Zamperini] said, then anyone
can make such claims, he added. This movie has no credibility and is
immoral.

Subject

Briefly state the

You should be able to state

Japans selfishness to not able to realize their

Tone

main idea(s) of
the article

the subject in a few words

or a short phrase.

faults and accept the fact.

What is the
feeling or
manner of
expression
(attitude) of the
author?

Choose a description of
the tone that fits the piece
as a whole. Include
specific words or phrases
from the text and explain
how they support your
statement.

The tone is disappointed, uneasy, and sinister

when the author writes, Commenters on social
media have called for the government to ban
Jolie from entering [Japan] in the future.

Tone Words:
Afraid Allusive Angry Apologetic Audacious Benevolent Bitter Boring Candid Celebratory Childish
Cold Complimentary Condescending Confused Defensive Detached Dramatic Dream Encouraging
Emotional Fanciful Happy Horrific Humorous Inspiring Joyful Mocking Nostalgic Objective Peaceful
Pitiful Poignant Proud Provocative Restrained Sad Sarcastic Sentimental Sharp Shocking Silly
Somber Sweet Sympathetic Tired Upset Urgent Vibrant Zealous

Title: The war to enslave humanity?

Speaker

Whose voice is
telling the story?

Do NOT just name the

author. What can you say
about the speaker based
on references from the
text?

The speaker is Ruth Ben-Ghiat and she is a

confident speaker who is able to object her
voice against the wrongs in the society.

Occasion

What is the time,

place, current
situation, context
in which the
author is
writing?

The time which the author describes in her

article is during the World War 2 after the
surrender of the last Axis, Japan. Not only she
speaks about the inhumanity that has occurred
during the war, but also occurring in todays
society, which she hopes to change.

Audience

Who is the
intended
audience for the
piece?

Be certain to discuss and

record both the larger
occasion, that is, those
issues or ideas that must
have made the speaker
think about this issue, as
well as the immediate
occasion.
At whom is this text
directed? DO NOT say,
Everyone. You will want
to identify a certain
audience by describing
some of its characteristics.

Purpose

Why is the
author writing?

What is the goal of the

text? To encourage action?
To prove an idea? You will
have to decide what the
message is and how the
author wants the audience
to respond.

Ben-Ghiats purpose is to inform people about

the outcome of the war and the destruction of
self-individuality, humanity, and morals. Also,
she wants to let her audience know that the
victims of the war did not encounter war to
enslave humanity, but to learn humanity and
change the subsequent generations.

The audience is the whole world wide nation

and its peoples who have seen or known about
the war immoralities.

Evidence
of Purpose

Provide three
quotations from
the text that
support the
authors purpose

The vast number of noncombatant, and the abuses and atrocities

suffered by millions of men, women and children, placed civilians at the
center of legal and other discussions at wars end.

What have we done for destiny to be so cruel to us? wrote an Italian

woman to her Italian solider fianc, who in December 1945 was still in a
British POW camp in India.
What remained was the casting of the war as a struggle between
democracy and forces that wished to enslave humanity. We are still
living with the new world order created 70 years ago, in World War 2s
ashes.
Subject

Briefly state the

main idea(s) of
the article

You should be able to state

the subject in a few words
or a short phrase.

Tone

What is the
feeling or
manner of
expression
(attitude) of the
author?

Choose a description of
the tone that fits the piece
as a whole. Include
specific words or phrases
from the text and explain
how they support your
statement.

During the war, many prisoners, women and

children were murdered and brutally killed
with nonsense reasons, that eventually hurt the
humanity and mankind. There shouldnt be any
more ashes of the war since the purpose of
ending the war was to change.

From the article, the tone of ambivalence can

be drawn out. When the author says We are
still living with the new world order created 70
years ago, In World War 2s ashes, the author
is desolate, but confused why the result long
after the war is still the same.
Tone Words:

Afraid Allusive Angry Apologetic Audacious Benevolent Bitter Boring Candid Celebratory Childish
Cold Complimentary Condescending Confused Defensive Detached Dramatic Dream Encouraging
Emotional Fanciful Happy Horrific Humorous Inspiring Joyful Mocking Nostalgic Objective Peaceful
Pitiful Poignant Proud Provocative Restrained Sad Sarcastic Sentimental Sharp Shocking Silly
Somber Sweet Sympathetic Tired Upset Urgent Vibrant Zealous