Project Progress Report

I have been blogging once a week about the progress of my project, so this post will basically be a summary of what I have written so far.

I have not yet started writing, but I have done a good amount of background reading on my subject. After our last class meeting I am confident in narrowing my topic down, which in turn will alter my thesis statement. My new focus is more defined and involves examining the Nazi and specifically looking at how the use of metaphoric language, figurative language, and tropes are used as stylistic choices to further the praxis the memo will generate. By removing people and the actual process of killing from the memo's language, the author is able to create an ethos of efficiency which is the norm in most technical documents. The language choices are essential to focusing the audience on the task at hand rather than the ethical issues surrounding that process.

My plan of action is to read a bit more on the actual use of figurative language in Nazi rhetoric (and I know there is plenty out there) and how that aided Nazi writers in achieving their goals for the Final Solution. I hope to begin outlining and drafting this weekend.

My literature review has expanded slightly since my last post.