Tina Goldstein Rhetorical Analysis

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The movie takes place in New York City, in the year 1926. Newt Scamander, a british magizoologist, sailed to America on his way to Arizona. He encounters Mary Lou Barebone, a woman who leads the New Salem Philanthropic Society, who claims that witches and wizards are dangerous. As Newt listens to her speech, a Niffler escapes from his suitcase. As Newt attempts to capture the Niffler, he meets Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj ( American for Muggle) can factory worker and aspiring baker, and they swap suitcases. Demoted Auror Tina Goldstein artests Newt for being an unregistered wizard and takes him to the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) headquarters, hoping to regain her former position. When they opened the suitcase, they …show more content…

Then, Tina brings the suitcase to MACUSA. Officials arrest them, believing that one of Newt's beasts is responsible for killing Henry Shaw Jr. They decide to destroy Newt's suitcase and erase Jacob's memories of the wizarding world. Director of Magical Security Percival Graves accuses Newt of conspiring with the infamous . Newt and Tina are sentenced to immediate death, but a Pickett frees them while Queenie rescues Jacob, retrieves Newt's suitcase, and escapes. Thanks to the help of Goblin gangster Gnarlack, Tina's old informant, the four of them then find and re-capture the last of the creatures. Meanwhile, Percival Graves approaches Credence Barebone, Mary Lou's adopted son, and offers to free him from his abusive mother. In exchange, he wants Credence to find an Obscurus., who he believes has caused the mysterious destructive incidents around the city. Credence finds a wand under his adopted sister Modesty's bed. Mary Lou assumes it is Credence's wand, but Modesty says it is hers. When she is about to be punished, the Obscurus arrives, killing everyone except Modesty and Credence. Graves arrives and dismisses Credence as being a , a non-magical person of wizard ancestry, and refuses to teach him magic. As Graves is about to reason with Modesty, Credence reveals he is the Obscurus's host, having lived longer than any other host due to the intensity of his magic. In a fit of rage, he unleashes the …show more content…

Tina, arrives and attempts to calm him, while Graves tries to convince Credence to listen to him. As Credence begins to settle into human form, Aurors arrive. They attack Credence to protect the magical society, but a tiny Obscurus fragment escapes. Graves admits to unleashing the Obscurus to expose the magical community to the No-Majs and frame Newt for it, and claims that MACUSA protects the No-Majs more than themselves. After being subdued by one of Newt's beasts, he is revealed as Grindelwald in disguise and is taken into custody by MACUSA. MACUSA fears their secret world has been exposed, but Newt releases his Thunderbird to disperse a poultice as rainfall over the city that erases all New Yorkers' recent memories as MACUSA wizards repair the destruction. Queenie kisses Jacob goodbye as the rain erases his memories. Newt departs for Europe, but promises to return and visit Tina when his book is finished; he also leaves Jacob a case of Occamy eggshells to fund his bakery. His breads and pastries are inspired by Newt's creatures. Queenie visits him in his shop as he begins regain a little bit of his

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