Manifestos

The SCUM Manifesto and The Black Panther Party use diction in their writing to help others understand their point of view when explaining their desires and mindsets to society and attempting to defeat the the norms. The radical use of language helps the  reader understand the tone and the intensity of the writer’s thoughts. Since the audience cannot physically hear the tone that the writer is expressing, the language is used to express it instead. The main points the writer is trying to get across are now more enforced by the tone of the passage.  Manifestos are written for the intent to spread a point across and to relate back to an audience. A manifesto is usually described as something used to persuade a group of people to believe in a certain idea or point of view but manifestos usually assist in relating back to an audience that has similar mindsets. They help to create a comfortable atmosphere for people who believe in things outside of society’s norms and to help them understand they are not alone.Inflicting change can be difficult however, and that is why radical language is so necessary. Manifestos aren’t very common but they are a stepping stone of creating change and radical language is a necessity to begin that change.

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