The purpose of Neil Gaiman’s Commencement speech at the
University of the Arts was to inspire the graduating class of 2012 to simply follow
their dreams and pursue what they want from life despite all the difficulties. The main point of the speech is that
life is hard and sometimes things go wrong, but if you keep trying and do your
best it’s all worth it in the end.
Act: Being an artist is difficult, but it’s worth it.
Agent: Neil Gaiman
Agency: Commencement speech
Scene: University of the Arts 2012
Purpose: To inspire graduating students to keep pursuing
art, no matter how hard it gets
I believe the purpose and the agent were significantly
connected. Neil Gaiman was a very
good choice to give this speech, since he is a writer and he has been in the
shoes of those graduating students; although he said he never attended
university, he knows what it was like to be a young artist who didn’t really
know what he was doing. He had
many personal accounts and stories to help the students relate to him; he also
offered a great amount of advice to help them on their way to becoming
successful artists. The purpose
and the scene had a very important ratio as well. This speech was received by a large group of graduating
young artists, about to start pursuing their careers. These graduates needed advice and Neil Gaiman knew this, and
he provided many useful life lessons and tips.
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