The way girls talk is quite different when they are all together just having a little chat session. When its your really close friends and you all feel comfortable with each other then often times the emotions are easily read. Girls need to have these talks where they get everything off their chest and clear their minds of everything that has been bothering them. The true kairotic moment for one of these chats to occur is late at night when everyone is tired of doing homework but doesn't feel like going to bed just yet. The tone the girls have is usually very emotional or a little upset depending on what they are talking about. A lot of times they are venting about the events of the day or one of their friends who did something to upset them. Of course the audience in this situation would only be other girls that everyone feels comfortable with.
The organization of these chats is never clear though. Many different topics seem to pop up out of nowhere and end just as quickly as they came. Some times topics even come up again which can be good in some rhetorical situations such as speeches, but oftentimes the topics come full swing again and they aren't just mentioned as a reminder like they are in speeches. As different topics come up, the conversation tends to have a lot of pathos because the girls feel bad for their friends if they had a bad day an relate to something similar that has happened in their life.
Then the conclusions to such chats are also never very clear. People come and go as the conversation progresses and no one ever gives a formal conclusion to their contribution to the conversation because it would just be weird if they did. When the conversation finally is going to end, another topic is usually brought up, so the so-calle conclusion is just way too drawn out. Then finally everyone says, ok I really need to go now...an the conversation ends. Not a way to leave your audience with something to remember.
SO TRUE! I love relating LA101H to my real life :) but yeah, everything you said I totally related to. Especially how topics randomly come up and then just disappear- guys have such a hard time following that. Great entry :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a really interesting take on the whole girl talk thing! I've never thought about just the usual gossip/chit-chat sessions as something rhetorical, just something that happens. You make a good point about the (lack of) conclusion and the way we don't really leave the others with "something to remember." But we do it anyway. I guess as a way to vent about what's going on in our lives and to draw ourselves closer to others, regardless of whether or not it's bad rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteWow I never thought of something as average as girls talking as rhetoric. I love your part about organization. I know that my best friend's boyfriend never understands how we hold a conversation because she and I never really finish a topic. It's too hard to count how many we're holding at once but, when we stop and think about it, it's funny. Really, girls have a talent to hold so many conversations at once!
ReplyDeleteMy friends and I have these "girl talks" all the time, but I had never thought of them in a rhetorical way before. ( nice way to relate it to la 101 H!) It's so true, that these "talks" never have a true conclusion, but someone is always just like I really need to go. Great job!
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