Final Journal Artifact

The artifact that I chose is of these kittens with a short note attached.  I can infer from the conclusion that the writer or rhetor of the note is a foster mother, probably of children, and the image of the kittens is a symbol of her love.  The note gives the reason for the mother giving the inferred children to a new home.  The discourse surrounding this text is unknown because of the uncertainty of the foster mother and the child or children.  The rhetor, the mother, gives the exigence to the child or children that they are not going to a new home because she doesn’t love them, but because she does.  The mother underlined the word “not” and “do” which I think puts an emphasis on those words and makes them stand out to really show the love she has. The rhetor gives a clear and to the point statement that the audience, the child or children, will understand.  The mother has constraints on what she can say because it is on a small picture.  She had to keep it short but still get her message across.  She even left a space in the writing to show the face of the mother cat in the picture.  I think this shows that she really cares and truly does love them.  One small space can make a difference. The mother added her own remix with the underlining and spacing, and I believe it is effective.  The symbol of the kittens and the mother cat show the love and compassion that the foster mom has for her children.  The writing and the picture both add context to each other, and give the big picture.