This also exposes marketing techniques and mocks them, resulting in humor. With phrases such as "harnesses the power of magnetism," and "align the biomagnetic field around your foot," the author further mocks how a consumer is easily fooled by trusting in big words that often sound correct. Where a marketing company would usually attempt to reassure the reader that the product and creator serves as trustworthy, this author mocks it by using diction such as "its patented...design," and "features more than 200 isometrically aligned Contour Points," should give the reader a reassuring emotion or portray logos; however, the authors tone reveals sarcasm. Plenty of false scientific terms (hence the name ‘pseudoscience’) are also meant to lure the consumer into buying the product. Terms such as “kilofrankels,” that have nothing to do with science, are employed in order to make the MagnaSoles seem much more extravagant than they really are.
Unreliable narration is a major narrative device in Enduring Love. The story is told in first person by Joe Rose and the reader is constantly drawn to query whether we should trust his views on events. From the beginning, McEwan makes it clear that Joe is not necessarily telling the truth, but elaborating on it, creating it like McEwan does himself when he writes the novel. When discussing the balloon incident he says, ‘Knowing what I know now, it’s odd to evoke the figure of Jed Parry’. It is usually the author who evokes characters, so it is pointed out that Joe is creating his own story and its truths.
Pathos is the first appeal used in the second part of the letter. Einstein is trying to please Phylis by telling her that he is not perfect, so there can very well be a God and answered prayers. Ethos is next, Einstein says that “Nature also rests on a sort of faith…”. Einstein is a Nobel Prize winning scientist and he is telling her facts that have been studied and proven, making this statement ethos. The appeal of logos is not present in this paragraph.
The creature has infinite potential, but it is Frankenstein’s prideful nature and negligence that makes the creature become “monstrous”. Frankenstein’s selfish pride stems from his unbridled curiosity and obsession. Frankenstein’s curiosity was first aroused as a child after he read a volume of the works of Cornelius Agrippa (Shelley 39; ch. 2). When Frankenstein’s father explains to him why he shouldn’t continue to waste his time on the reading the book, Frankenstein instead defies his father’s wishes and continues to “read with the greatest avidity” (Shelley 40; ch.
Lewis said that Aslan is, in a sense, Christ. How is the depiction of an imaginary animal meant to convey truths about Christ? Is Lewis successful in this attempt? If one assumes that Lewis had a specific didactic purpose in mind when wrote The Chronicles of Narnia then they are mistaken. Lewis himself claims that he never intended to write a Christian message for children to more coherently understand the Gospel; although, he admits that once Aslan emerged into Narnia, he not only ‘pulled’ the story together, but he also ‘pulled’ the other six stories together simultaneously.
In the novel the wave, Morton Rhue demonstrates how the characters come to comprehend that social pressure is abhorrent and its threatening force not only in the German Nazi but in an average day life. Robert is one of the characters with an optimistic attitude towards the experiment thinking that it was positive and that it was authorized for everyone to feel equal. David also felt what Robert was feeling from the beginning of the trial until he recognized the negativity and the unconstructiveness of research. David has come to thought that the experiment has made him force and brainwash others to become a member of The Wave, how he peer pressured those who didn’t want to be in group or when he nearly hurt his girlfriend Laurie Saunders. This is evident when David held her tightly and whispered “God, I’m sorry”.
Twain states that the purpose of the essay is to scientifically explain his theory on the "Descent of Man from the Higher Animals" (Twain). His organization is very organized if not just a little illogical. This does not hurt the essay though, in fact it helps pull the blinders over your eyes. Twain has a style that makes you smirk, but at the same time think deeply about the point he is leading you towards. Every good persuasive essay has a 'hook', and Twain is very persuasive.
In Nature Emerson says, “ Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and loses his curiosity by finding out all her perfection.” (Literature Texas Treasure 197) Emerson refers nature as to her in this quote and this proves that he is a Transcendentalist by stating that we do not understand life, if we do not understand nature. Thoreau is a Transcendentalist because he believes that emotional and spiritual rebirth was an important tool of nature's glory. In his journal Thoreau writes, “So we saunter toward the Holy Land, till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts.”
Although his actions are very insane, they can be seen as rational to reader considering hedonism. Devotion to pleasure, hedonism, makes Dorian be deceitful about his true self by deflecting the attention of the public from the mad man to the beautiful and intelligent gentlemen. Dorian is, young, sensitive, and emotional, meaning that he is susceptible to manipulation. Lord Henry takes advantage of that opportunity and gives Dorian the yellow book; this book opens up the world of hedonism and aestheticism which eventually turns his young life into an eternal oblivion of misery. Dorian develops a fear of aging so he tries to live his life as if it was his last day on earth.
Aylmer is blinded by ambition and is determined to remove the birthmark from his wife’s cheek. Aylmer submerges himself into science trying to find a way to correct what he says is a visible mark of earthly imperfection. Aylmer’s love for science rivals his love for Georgiana which causes him to be blinded. While talking with Georgiana about the birthmark he says “No dearest Georgiana, you came so nearly perfect from the hand of nature, that this slightest possible defect, which we hesitate whether to term a defect or a beauty, shocks me as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection (Hawthorne 314).” By doing so he tries to play the role of god and take into his own hands something he says is imperfect and make it perfect with science these kinds of things shouldn’t be controlled my mere humans. In doing so Aylmer matches his scientific abilities against nature itself and in the end nature won taking away from the earth the closest thing to perfection Georgiana.