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At first sight you would not tell that a diary entry and a movie advertisement have anything in common. The diary entry “30 May 1915” (text a) was written by the British writer W.N.P Barbellion, this entry is an extract of his book “The Journal of a Disappointed Man”(1919). In the book Barbellion shows he has an extraordinary lust for life. The advertisement is about the movie “The Incredible Shrinking Man”(1957) (text b). Directed by Jack Arnold, starring Grant Williams and Randy Stuart this seems a beloved movie. The main diffenrences and similarities will be discussed in this commentry. The following topics will be discussed: purpose, audience and context.

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