Rhetorical Analysis of “Sneakerheadz”

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Outline for Rhetoric Analysis on “Sneakerheadz”
* Introduction
* Background
* Hook & Context: Freedom without boundaries is not autonomy but a mental illness.
* The film explores the obsessive sneaker collecting habits in various characters who do not wear all their shoes as stockpiled.
* Author’s Purpose: To provide an in-depth review of the diverse sneaker culture and fashion. Besides, to understand some of the driving factors that compel the characters to continue their obsessive sneaker collecting rituals.
* Thesis Statement: In the film, the characters defend their habits through various literary devices. Besides, the characters use ethos, logos, and pathos to support their reason for stockpiling sneakers. Arguably, the rise of the internet only fuels the sneaker collecting phenomenon, which subsequently leads to hoarding or obsessive consumerism.
* Body Paragraphs
* Summary
* Beginning: In the film, “Sneakerheadz” demonstrate their infatuation with sneakers through activities, such as creating catalogs and magazines of custom shoes to purchasing and selling unique athletic footwear.
* Middle Part: their desire to enhance their sneaker collecting habits fuels their urge to travel from one country to another to pursue trendy shoes.
* “…it’s basically like Frankenstein, you create a monster that needs to be fed…”
* Sneakers form the daily life of “Sneakerheadz,” who guard their treasures with guns and vaults, which subsequently becomes a disease.
* Ending: “Sneakerheadz” consider trendy sneakers compulsory and an inherent part of their lives.
* Appeals to Ethos
* “…every time I went to America nine or ten times to buy cheap shoes to sell them here…”
* Hommyo Hidefumi’s assertion on why he has a wide variety of shoes illustrates a “Sneakerheadz” passion.
* Appeals to Pathos
* Anthony Carmelo’s statement demonstrates the effects of sneaker collecting as stated