Answer to Question #308484 in English for abeng

Question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMdJxVjZMRI

5. Who seems to be the audience?

Who wants or needs to know this information? Does there seem to be a specific audience the author is trying to reach? Why do you think so? If not, what makes you think there is not a specific audience?

6. What is the overall tone of the work?

What is the author’s general attitude towards their audience? How do the language, content, imagery, and allusions combine to give the reading a ‘feel,’ or tone? What details help you to understand this? What can you infer about the author’s position on important themes or issues because of that tone?

7. What point of view does the author write from?

What point of view was the book written from? What does the author seem to assume is true? Is the author biased in any way? Does the author seem to be aware of this bias? Might it have been done on purpose to further the theme? Is it satirical? Ironic?

Answer 1

the audience in this Ted video is Christians and the tone used is sad because it is illustrating how crooked the king was. King Midas is a haughty and ignorant king who is obsessed with gold. A satyr grants the king his most cherished wish in exchange for one day's assistance: everything he touches turns to gold. The king appreciates his gift for a while. However, the food he places in his mouth turns to gold and he is unable to consume it. And the horse he mounts turns gold, rendering him unable to ride. And because everything he touches turns to gold, he has no family or friends. He has all the gold he could ever desire, but he is dissatisfied.