Patricia Hearst: Myth America 1974, 1975, 1976
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Western Journal of Speech Communication
- Vol. 43 (3) , 168-179
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10570317909373966
Abstract
This aritcle investigates, via content analysis, the rhetorical presence of a specific myth in the media coverage of the Patricia Hearst story. The hypotheses are: media coverage tapped into a pre‐existing captivity myth basic to American culture; metaphors growing out of, or appropriate to, interpreting that myth were used to “make sense”; of the event; and these metaphors were used to create an image/outline that was filled in by believers of the myth.Keywords
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