Big Brother Isn´t Watching You Analysis

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“Big Brother isn´t watching you” is the title of Russell Brands article on the London riots of 2011. Russell Brand throws around sharp and concise statements about the handling of the riots. Brand is currently living across the Atlantic in Los Angeles California. Russell Brand introduces several point in his article, the most noticeable is an aggressive critique of modern British society. He picks up the other angle of the UK riots and paints a picture of the perpetrators behind the riots. Brand believes that at the core of the riots is a forgotten group of youngsters, who has been abandoned by the common people of modern day society. He believes that these youths feel alienated to a point where they might as well be Martians from outer space. Brand believes that the riots are a culmination of decades of oppression by leaders such as Margaret Thatcher. Russell Brand also firmly believes that people and politicians must stop the alienation and start including this …show more content…

It is an Informal writing completed with numerous idioms, slang words, etc. an example is on line 70: “That was never my cup of tea though” Brand also uses several slang words and verbal phrases throughout out the article, such as: “Old Bill” , “hols” , and “dopey ol´Boris” . There exist a common denominator for all the special phrases and words, which Brand adepts, they are all related to British language especially the London dialect. This is a definite conscious choice of Russell Brand, because it reflects his need to create both credibility and a connection with the British reader of the article. His reason for wanting to establish certain credibility, is given the very first sentence of the article: “I no longer live in London” . Russell Brand is aware of the fact that he will not be seen as having any relevance to the riots. Therefore he has shifted a great amount of focus onto the British essence of his

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