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Intertexuality: Documentary and Feature Article Documentaries aim to provide a creative treatment of reality, and convey their fact-based interpretation of an event or issue through film. Letter from America is a BBC documentary directed by Charlotte Metcalf and presented by Bonnie Greer. Through the use of language, focus and selection and similes the director is successful in constructing a documentary regarding the aftermath of September Eleven terrorist attacks. Feature article, September Eleven, by John Chuckman, a Canadian columnist, criticised many aspects of USA society surrounding the terrorist attacks. Through exploring multiple themes such as national identity, social effects, the role of the media and people's reactions, Greer and Metcalf were effective in producing a successful documentary, despite the fact that it challenged the target audience's values and attitudes. The value of America's national identity and security was strongly challenged in Letter from America. The people interviewed raised their concerns that their own...

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