Sonja Foss Rhetorical Criticism

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Although she is First Lady of the United States, she uses narrative to convince audience. When she mentions about her childhood, her narrative was identified as romance based on Anatomy of Criticism. In Sonja Foss’s “Rhetorical Criticism,” published in 2008, she explains, “In a romance, (which does not always involve love), the protagonist completes a quest against an enemy and emerges victorious and enlightened” (Foss, 2008, pp.314-315). For instance,

The romance narrative in her speech was supportive and faithful. She uses this narrative to explain her audience that it is important to believe them and understand the family value to success because everyone needs support to become a better one. Michelle Obama’s narrative has particular