PB2A

This PB2A will be based off of “Spotting and Evaluating “Moves”. Doing so I must pick a written text and analyze the author’s “moves”. I will be analyzing written text from: http://www.harpersbazaar.com

The article that i have chosen is about Jennifer Aniston, it is written by Alyssa Bailey. When the author kicks off the article she boldly suggest that Aniston “has nothing to lose”, when she wrote her op-ed. The move that Alyssa just used according to the book “They say, I say”, is Capturing Authorial Action(pg 684). Alyssa suggest that Aniston has nothing to lose, because of the fact that she's shamed for not having any children and her divorce with Brad Pitt. Another move the author used in the opening paragraph is Explaining Quotation(pg.685), by providing Aniston's questions. During Aniston's op-ed to Huffington Post she's basically saying “Why are we only looking at women through this particular lens of picking us apart?” Possibly Alyssa thought this move would be helpful so the readers can have an idea of exactly what Aniston is thinking and feeling.The last move that Alyssa uses is Introducing Quotations (bottom of pg 684). When Alyssa used this move it quotes one of Aniston’s statements such as - “I have worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human." This move provides Aniston's thought which is essential for an article about Jennifer Aniston.

Alyssa’s first move (Capturing Authorial Action) is quite effective. The author suggest that Aniston has nothing to lose possibly due to the fact that Aniston had a tough divorce because her husband cheated on her, the fact that she's constantly shamed for her body and the fact that she chooses not to have any children. The second move Alyssa used (Explaining Quotation) is an important part of this article quoting Aniston's question. Aniston basically asks why is the main focus excessively criticizing women? Aniston is the key focus of this article since it's based on her, so her questions  are important. With that being said Alyssa's third move introduces another of Aniston's quotes. This introduces Aniston's thoughts about her life and they way she's living it. Once again, Aniston's thoughts are very important in an article about her.

After reading this short article i came up with a few moves myself. The first move I've noticed is what i would like to call “Captivating Title”. The title quotes Jennifer testifying. “ I'VE WORKED TOO HARD TO BE WHITTLED DOWN TO A SAD, CHILDLESS HUMAN”. The reason i picked this article is because I know Aniston is known as an actress, i had no idea of her being childless so i was interested in what this article would be about. The second move that i found is “Team Vs Team Saga”. Literally everybody knows that Brad Pitt left Jennifer for Angelina Joile so i thought it was interesting for the author of this article to include Team Aniston Vs Team Jolie. This gives me the impression that this author did research.  And the last move i found is “Happy Again”. In the end of her interview, Aniston explains how she's happy with her new husband. Aniston declares, “All I know is that I feel completely seen, and adored, in no matter what state.”