Neil Gaiman pentad

The purpose of this speech is to inspire graduates to do something they love with their life and let them know it is ok to make mistakes. The purpose was also to give advice that they should follow during their futures. The main point of the speech was to make good art. Neil said that if these students focused on making good art, they would be happy and things would fall into place.

            The agent in this speech was Neil Gaiman, a famous successful writer. The purpose was to give artists advice to live by for the rest of their lives based on mistakes he had made and experiences he had. The scene was at a graduation ceremony for the School of the Arts, which is important because he is a credible speaker that these students look up to and has made a success living in the arts. He used humor at some points to get his points across but also he wrote the speech very well because he is a professional writer and I could tell by the way the speech came out. He also split up the speech into parts and gave different pieces of advice which all had separate stories. The act was that he had a lifetime of experience that he wanted to share with these new graduates.

            I think the connection between the purpose and the agent was really important. Since he was so credible and such a great example of a successful man of the arts, the students really took into heart what he was saying. The connection between the agent and the scene was important as well because he was speaking to a lot of hopeful students that wished to be as successful as he was with his profession. He had lots of advice and experiences to share with this specific crowd.