English Language – Paper 1 Anthology
Charlie Brooker: Too Much Talk for One Planet: Why I’m Reducing My Word Emissions.
G – Article
A – Middle / lower class audience – interested in Brookers work (TV show)
P – To entertain – inform his readers of where he has been and to clarify that other publications are
incorrect – to give an opinionated view
Main Senses of Voice:
1) Educated
2) Humorous / critical / sarcastic / dramatic
3) Self – deprecating
4) Critical / offensive / abrupt / shocking / careless / dramatic / chaotic.
5) Confessional / personal / reflective
Charlie Brooker is a journalist who writes articles for ‘The Guardian’. This indicates to that the target
audience would range between both the middle and lower class. This is also reinforced by the
monosyllabic language which Brooker adopts through the article. The monosyllabic language
indicates this because the lexical choice aims to meet the requirements and needs of his specific
audience. His audience is likely to consist of fans which he has obtained through his journalism and
TV show. Firstly, in his heading Brooker immediately states that he is reducing his, ‘word emissions’.
Through this familiar collocation and analogy of current global issues, we can suggest that Brooker is
implying that the following topic of discussion, ‘jabber’, is equally as severe as global warming or
carbon emissions. This illuminates Brookers hyperbolic sense of voice which he adopts throughout
this article. Not only this but the fact that Brooker has chosen a global issue suggests that he believes
is a, ‘vast cloud of blah’ that has cast a shadow over the whole globe. Furthermore, Brookers choice
of using this political, controversial, global issue supports his educated appearance because it shows
how he is up to date with relevant and current issues which are sweeping the world. Brooker also
constantly refers back to this theme all throughout this article. For instance, ‘mindlessly pumping
carbon dioxide into a toxic sky’. This metaphor, again, illuminates his educated self as it shows that he
is aware of these circumvented topics. Similarly, he also shows himself to be historically educated
through the juxtaposition of, ‘Church and state’. This historical analogy hints towards the separation
of religious and state laws and shows his clear, subjective beliefs. It’s to be expected to encounter
subjectivity and biasness in articles as they aim to give an opinionated and personal view which is
often persuasive and strong. His historical reference may also indicate how Brookers audience could
be quite educated as they would understand this exophoric reference. Alternatively, he could have
mentioned this, previously, in his TV show. Brooker also self-referenced the imperative, ‘Now get
out’, which illuminates his abrupt, rude sense of voice. Linking his TV show and his journalism would
help him to promote each material individually which would widen his fan base. This supports his
purpose for writing which is, ‘for money’.
Brooker create quite a dark, humorous sense of voice which is unveiled through his use of satire.
Firstly, Brooker reveals that only, ‘roughly two people noticed’ his absence. Through his use of litotes
here, irony shines through as Brooker is largely well known in the publication industry. His self –
Charlie Brooker: Too Much Talk for One Planet: Why I’m Reducing My Word Emissions.
G – Article
A – Middle / lower class audience – interested in Brookers work (TV show)
P – To entertain – inform his readers of where he has been and to clarify that other publications are
incorrect – to give an opinionated view
Main Senses of Voice:
1) Educated
2) Humorous / critical / sarcastic / dramatic
3) Self – deprecating
4) Critical / offensive / abrupt / shocking / careless / dramatic / chaotic.
5) Confessional / personal / reflective
Charlie Brooker is a journalist who writes articles for ‘The Guardian’. This indicates to that the target
audience would range between both the middle and lower class. This is also reinforced by the
monosyllabic language which Brooker adopts through the article. The monosyllabic language
indicates this because the lexical choice aims to meet the requirements and needs of his specific
audience. His audience is likely to consist of fans which he has obtained through his journalism and
TV show. Firstly, in his heading Brooker immediately states that he is reducing his, ‘word emissions’.
Through this familiar collocation and analogy of current global issues, we can suggest that Brooker is
implying that the following topic of discussion, ‘jabber’, is equally as severe as global warming or
carbon emissions. This illuminates Brookers hyperbolic sense of voice which he adopts throughout
this article. Not only this but the fact that Brooker has chosen a global issue suggests that he believes
is a, ‘vast cloud of blah’ that has cast a shadow over the whole globe. Furthermore, Brookers choice
of using this political, controversial, global issue supports his educated appearance because it shows
how he is up to date with relevant and current issues which are sweeping the world. Brooker also
constantly refers back to this theme all throughout this article. For instance, ‘mindlessly pumping
carbon dioxide into a toxic sky’. This metaphor, again, illuminates his educated self as it shows that he
is aware of these circumvented topics. Similarly, he also shows himself to be historically educated
through the juxtaposition of, ‘Church and state’. This historical analogy hints towards the separation
of religious and state laws and shows his clear, subjective beliefs. It’s to be expected to encounter
subjectivity and biasness in articles as they aim to give an opinionated and personal view which is
often persuasive and strong. His historical reference may also indicate how Brookers audience could
be quite educated as they would understand this exophoric reference. Alternatively, he could have
mentioned this, previously, in his TV show. Brooker also self-referenced the imperative, ‘Now get
out’, which illuminates his abrupt, rude sense of voice. Linking his TV show and his journalism would
help him to promote each material individually which would widen his fan base. This supports his
purpose for writing which is, ‘for money’.
Brooker create quite a dark, humorous sense of voice which is unveiled through his use of satire.
Firstly, Brooker reveals that only, ‘roughly two people noticed’ his absence. Through his use of litotes
here, irony shines through as Brooker is largely well known in the publication industry. His self –
