She appeals to the readers’ emotions. When she says that her parents’ accents humiliated her, you can feel her pain and embarrassment of something so trivial. Yu can feel her anger as she tells the reader of the snide remark about the Middle East coming from an adult. She uses reason to convince readers of the discrimination when her mother changes young children’s minds about some stereotypes. I think pathos predominates because one connects with the author on an emotional level and opens their mind to the existing problem.
The DeRosier’s were also the ones who shattered her dreams of a perfect family by saying “We take you in because your parents don’t want you"(35). The DeRosier’s left April with a shame of her background and an even deeper shame for her parents. Even though the DeRosier’s did so much bad for April and her identity, they still did some good for her. They made such an horrible environment but April stayed strong and grew as a person. She even said “I could let the DeRosier’s suck out my dignity for now and I could pretend they had me where they wanted me.
Eddie felt humiliated about where she was raised, she didn't want to be associated with the "scandals" that belonged to the shacks north of the creek. She believed that, since she grew up in the shacks, she was worth less than the next person. Edith was embarrassed by her drunken father, even though none of his actions were ever her fault. Her mother, a "hallelujah-shouting fool" who preached, but never actually went to church, was also a huge contributor to the way Eddie felt. With people tormenting her about her cousins who were teen moms, or her father who made a fool of his drunken self in public, the poor girl felt like nothing more than dirt, and she wanted to be thought of as flawless and beautiful.
Then when she gave birth to her twins sons, she acted as if she did not want them and I believe that Cathy was selfish was because she shot her husband in the shoulder. Also Faye left all of her earnings and possessions, including the brothel to Cathy in her will. So in order to take advantage of Faye Cathy poisoned her until she died. I do not think this was right of Cathy because Faye truly seemed to care about her. If I had the opportunity to meet Catherine Amesbury or Cathy Ames I would not take it.
The article starts with Stephanie’s description of one particularly bad day she experienced and how the events of that day made her feel pressured to lie. After describing her 4 lies, then ticking off the reasoning’s for them; she then goes on to say that she does not feel guilty for lying and why. It leaves the reader wondering if there is no guilt felt why then the explanations? Why not just say “I lied. Here is when, how and how many times.” In the very next paragraph the author starts by saying “We lie, we all do.
The amount of hours spent watching MTV may or may not have an effect on high school students and their attitudes towards safe sex practices. Do the amount of hours spent watching MTV affect high school students attitudes towards safe sex practices? I believe this problem is a significant one and warrants my research efforts because in my career as a school counselor I will be working with the high school student population and the various issues that they will be faced with. One of the issues that demand attention is teen pregnancy and safe sex practice among high school students. It would be interesting to see the correlation between media and high school student’s attitudes about safe sex practices.
Angelou forgives herself for not loving herself, and begins to gain self-respect. She explains that “the real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself” (interview). Throughout the novel, Angelou depicts tragedy after tragedy. She is raped, bullied, and suffers from low self-esteem. Yet, she rises up.
She would give her child to servants to hold and never cared for her. When Johanna’s first son was born, she was delighted. Unfortunately for Johanna, her first son died at a young age. Catherine felt resentment towards her brother and did not care for his death. Johanna then pushed insults on Catherine constantly.
In this case, even when some readers might agree with the character’s perceptions, their reactions are thought of as too exaggerated and unnecessary. Angela tells the narrator that her mother beat her so hard that “[Angela] thought she was going to kill [her]” This type of reaction would have never been considered acceptable, to what most think of nowadays as a minor matter: losing one’s virginity before marriage. The reader’s perception to this conflict is that it is a conflict between ‘good’ and ‘good’, but through the character’s perception this is clearly a ‘good’ vs. ‘evil’ case. The town where the book is set has a strong Catholic culture and therefore
“Why are you scared? You hate her, and you’re finally getting to tell her how much you don’t want to be friends, what’s up?” My best friend had said to me patting my back to calm me down. “I’m terrified of her, she used me and manipulated me in the worst ways, messing with my mind. She made me think I was absolutely worthless and that I meant nothing. She claimed that she was the only person in the world that cared about me.