One of the most influential classical theorists in Western culture is Aristotle. He states that it is necessary to “understand your interlocutor’s” biases, motivations and personal history. The three main devices that Aristotle uses that applies to my you tube clip is Logos, Pathos and Ethos. Aristotle was always intrigued by poetry and this musical clip reminds me of that because he stated that “poetry describes the characters and action.” The musical In the Heights has catharsis throughout it. The audience is captured by the emotional plot and is left pondering at the end. It creates positive emotion in the people and shows moral purification which is what Aristotle had in mind when discussing poetry.
The audience can see pathos throughout the entire musical. The main character is trying to make a better life for himself and is telling the audience that everyone struggles. Anyone can relate to that so that draws them in and they are engaged the whole time.
This musical has the most important aspect of Aristotle’s literary theory, Tragedy. The characters start out struggling to make ends meet and survive by leaning on one another in their neighborhood and end up happy because they have each other. the main character finds out that his aunt won the lottery and everyone in the town is imagining themselves winning. everyone said that they would leave town and make a better life for themselves but in the end they realize that they do not need money to be happy because they have each other.
The song in the musical they perform is about expressing yourself. All of the characters are struggling to get by and learn to keep their heads up because they have each other. They represent the neighborhood of Washington heights and show where they came from by singing. They are proud of their background but are trying to make a better life for themselves.
works cited
Leitch, Vincent B. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: W. W. Norton &, 2010. Print.
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