Friday, February 19, 2010

Rhetoric promt

"In writing Into The Wild, Jon Krakauer has obvious opinions about the subject and employs rhetoric to show this. If you were writing the story of Christopher McCandless, how would your rhetoric differ from that of Krakauer? Would it? What types of rhetoric would you use, and why? What might this story be called?"

If I was writing the story I think I would use the same balance as Krakauer. He does a pretty good job of logically commenting on the actions that Chris does even though they are not always the best. He shows both sides of the argument most of the time. He is more towards the pathos side in this book but this is a really deep book. He doesn't really have to set up his credibility as the narrator just because the reader doesn't really care about him, they care about Chris. If I were to write this book I would incorporate a lot of pathos to get the reader involved on an emotional level while letting them know the logical and practical information that goes along with what Chris does. I would call my book, "Nature vs. Nurture, Nature Always Wins."

2 comments:

  1. I think you brought up a good point in a weird way. I think that he should set up his credibility at the beginning of the book instead of disregard it. I mean we take his word as gospel. he wasn't there after all!

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  2. I really like the title. Its actually pretty amusing. And i would have to agree with you for the most part on how Krakauer sets up his story. Telling both sides here and there and giving his opinion on the actions of Chris. Definitely a better title in my opinion.

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