Going Rogue SOAPSTone

Palin, Sarah. Going Rogue. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
Sarah Palin, author of the controversial autobiography Going Rogue, sprouted conversation in the political world through her criticism of the 2009 Presidential election, McCain’s campaign, and her anecdotes. Because it is her autobiography, the speaker of the book is evidently Sarah Palin, as she shares her personal stories from the campaign and events leading up to her spotlight. The occasion in which the novel was written was caused by the 2009 Election, when McCain-Palin lost. Palin writes, “And that the real extremism came from those who supported partial-birth abortion, those who didn’t believe parents should have a say in whether their minor daughters underwent abortions, and those, like Barack Obama, who opposed laws that would protect babies born alive after botched abortions” (Palin 278). Obviously, carried out through her fierce tone, Sarah uses the text back up her political decisions and criticizes President Obama. Audience is created by political journalists, inquisitive Americans, and anyone who negatively criticized Palin’s involvement in the election. I believe the purpose of the VP Candidate’s autobiography was to clearly identify herself, persuade any Democrats who are uneasy of the Obama administration, and, mostly, to “stand up” for herself. The subject matter of Going Rogue is her pre-McCain Campaign life, the infamous interviews that she was noted as failing, the numerous SNL sketches, and her views on current politics. As seen throughout the novel, Sarah Palin uses a plethora of strategies for self-definition.

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