Flamingos Rhetorical Analysis

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To magnify the image of how idiotic as having materialism, Price also uses hyperbole when describing the history of plastic flamingos. By saying that the “fifties favored flashy colors” and various appliances “proliferated in passion pink,” Price conveys a sense of playfulness and frivolity. Price is communicating that it is ridiculous to be focusing on a decorator's history when its inspiration deserves real appreciation.

Price begins her final paragraph with yet another sarcastic remark; this time, in the form of a rhetorical questions. By asking “why, after all ... or green?”, Price explains the foolishness of Americans in calling flamingos “pink” flamingos. Price supports this claim by further explaining that the color of the plastic
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