1. Metonymy is another way of identifying a particular thing with something else. Such as "Pencil Pushers" for those who work in government. It contributes to analysis by allowing the viewer/reader to identify metaphors and seek out deeper meanings in what could be considered an otherwise surface piece.
2. New Historicism, just like Metonymy, is another way of analyzing literature. It utilizes studies of the time period that it takes place in as a gateway to understanding the deeper nature of the plot.
3. In "Blood for Oil" the analysis is used to discuss a theory that the piece in the beginning is in fact metaphor for the film. Such as the act of him going to the bathroom is akin to that of an oil pump. Most of the metaphors paint a picture that the film is in fact dealing with the struggle and aftermath of Texas Oil Economics.
4. Corporate signage in genre films is usually not without symbolism. In the film, the particular brand of gas station that Drayton Sawyer uses to bait the teenagers suggests that the particular gas company lured others the same way, masking their own devious agendas.
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