For my rhetorical analysis, I want to write about the animated series, “Spongebob Squarepants” and a film I recently watched called “The Matrix” . I know neither the show or the film are new at all and probably not new to you or many others in the class, but I feel that there is a lot to write about how it represents how I’ve grown as a person. Being a child means staying overwhelmingly naive and ignorant which is blissful in the moment, but eventually turns sour when our intellect and wisdom naturally develop and we don’t evolve along with those changes. Spongebob is representative of my younger years where I was easily entertained as most children are and spent a lot of time just trying to have plain fun, especially considering the subliminal adult themes of the series which I only recognized years ago.  The Matrix represents my shifting away from solely looking for innocent enjoyment and fun as ends on their own. The film symbolizes how I have come to terms with navigating the unpleasantly truthful revelations of life while still being able to pursue happiness in a nonconflicting manner that makes it possible for truth and happiness to compliment one another.