In “The Definitive Mister Rogers Profile….”, Tom Junod establishes a voice that is whimsical with a strong narrative bent. Junod often uses “Once upon a time…” to introduce stories of Mister Rogers helping various people, which introduces a fairytale-like atmosphere and adds interest to his story. Junod does not specify the names of the individuals that were helped by Mister Rogers. Instead, Juno wraps these possibly mundane stories like a irritable child being calmed down by Mister Rogers by describing it in more fanciful terms, “Once upon a time, a little boy with a big sword into battle against Mister Rogers.” He also avoids using longer words and uses simpler statements like “Her name was Deb. She was very pretty,” that could be understood by children. These shorter descriptions add to the childlike charm of the profile. Overall, Junod does a masterful job of providing a playful yet very humanized profile of Mister Rogers.
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