Mr. Leo wrote this piece not only for informative purposes, but also to convince a particular audience that, whether intentional or not, characters have taken on harmful images some may find offensive. He is not speaking only to his fairly educated, loyal readers, but also to those who may have taken part in producing the movie. Mr. Leo makes visible to his readers what he believes to be stereotypes in the film. People may not have noticed these before, so he makes cl

ear definitions and comparisons. To the rest of the audience, those who had a hand in making the movie, he makes a plea not to redevelop these characters in future films.

Leo, John. "Fu Manchu on Naboo." U.S. News and World Report 12 July, 1999: 14.

Mr. Leo uses several analogies and examples in his presentation, and they are all tied to his thesis. He points out some images that strikingly resemble stereotypes that are commonly found in society today. He uses movie characters from Star Wars, such as Watto to support his claim.

characters and probably intentionally included the stereotypes to add humor to an already underdeveloped story. But because Lucas admitted to designing one character, one that has not been flagged with a perceived negative idiosyncrasy, Leo chalks him down as having designed them all. This too is a weak point.

John Leo is no doubt a respected writer who has been covering society and its issues for many years. He has a massive, die-hard audience that may be swayed to see things as he does. However, he does not accomplish that in this argument. He does make some points that indicate character traits in the

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