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Rhetorical Appeal Of Pathos

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Literature is an essential part of the center of a person’s life. It provides a certain assurance and “feeds the soul” of one. Whether it be a book, TV, or even an advertisement, literature exists everywhere. A person is able to develop many skills by studying literature, and expand the horizon of their learning. An immeasurable amount of insight and knowledge can be gained from the study of literature which contributes in providing readers with an understanding of the past, and a philosophical assimilation of the moral behind a writing piece. Literature provides readers with the ability to acquire intuition about the past of the world as well as the nation. The political satire, Animal Farm, provides an abundance of information pertaining to the Russian Revolution of 1917, along with the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. In this …show more content…

In the children’s book, Wonder, the author uses the rhetorical appeal of pathos in order to pass along a meaningful memorandum for her readers. R.J. Palacio effectively uses the appeal to emotion in order to evoke a sense of pity and sadness from the audience. An example is seen when one of the characters says, “If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place.../I won’t describe what I look like, whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. ”, (Palacio 113, 2). This is exhibited as a sense of insecurity, and puts a negative connotation on the term “different” as well as not accepting one another. Through the knowledge gained from this book, the reader will grasp the moral being presented and where it came from. This allows authors to convey a deeper significance of their work without having to directly display those thoughts through

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