Aileen Wagner
Stephen Tragesser
Julia Myers
Maria Popieluch
Artifact: Economy of Harry Potter
Rhetorically: relates back to reality, makes us examine our own economic system. Looking for the multiple devices in the film that contribute to the rhetoric. In a film course, it would have different techniques used in each scene. Close-ups of the money used, analyze the economy in the film. Movie persuades us that Harry Potter’s economy is real, because of the detail involved. World-building is more complex than other movies. Harry has more money than Ron, but no family.
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