Halloween: A form of visual rhetoric

The types of costumes that people wear are forms or visual rhetoric and gender. Each costume has a particular purpose behind it, and each costume fits a particular gender. Halloween is full of examples of visual rhetoric.
Halloween weekend displayed a variety of examples of visual rhetoric. Costumes ranging from witches and warlocks to Stewie and Peter Griffin could be seen everywhere on campus. The type of costume that an individual wears conveys a certain message. For instance, the young man wearing the Stewie Griffin costume was suggesting a sense of humor, while witches tells of a more traditional, conservative attitude. Some particularly revealing costumes display the purpose of getting attention. Visual rhetoric could be seen everywhere on Halloween.
Gender is also a part of Halloween. In general, the types of costumes males and females wore differed significantly. In the portion of the population I saw, females tended to have more revealing clothing, while men tended to have humorous costumes. It was uncommon to find a female wearing a costume that was not revealing or suggestive in any manner, but males tended to be completely covered. Several reasons could account for these differences. First, females would be hard-pressed to find a costume store at the mall that sold non-revealing clothing. In contrast, the male costume tend to be much more modest and conservative.
Halloween is full of examples of visual rhetoric and gender. Every costume tells something about the person who wears it, and even involves gender.