Destiny Ornelas
Mr. Soeth
English 3AP
January 26, 2011
REHUGO Analysis: Essay
A. “In search of the Good Family” by Jane Howard
B. The author states that every one needs some type of family whether its blood relatives or a group of friends.
C. Howard uses ethos by informing the readers that she belongs to seven or eight different tribes. Right after she goes into how she noticed some common characteristics between relative tribes and friend tribes. Doing this shows the reader she is an experienced and credible person, allowing the readers to trust the ten similarities she lists immediately after. She also uses logos by including a quote from a social scientist. The scientist states that “if you’re voluntarily childless and alone it gets harder and harder with the passage of time. That’s why you need support systems.” Using this quote in her essay clearly strengthens her argument because it backs up her idea of everyone needing a family. If you don’t have a family (support system) to confide in, your life will be harder and more stressful than it needs to be.
D. In the beginning of the essay Jane Howard explains how and why everyone must be in a family or tribe and throughout the rest of the essay she uses exemplification to give examples of the temporary and long-term bonds that you can develop with other. She also gives examples of how to create those bonds. Doing this makes her argument stronger because it not only tells readers they should have these families but it actually shows you how to achieve them. All throughout the essay Howard alludes to countries to show the need for ‘support systems.’ She alludes to Scandavia and tells how they have ‘mega-families’ with as many as three hundred people. She tells how Japanese have been adopting non-relatives for years. And how Unitarians have been taking part in ‘extended families’ and all act like each other’s relatives. Jane Howard does this to help the readers connect with the idea of everyone needing families.
Howard, Jane. In Search of the Good Family. Language of Composition, Renee H. Shea. 2008
She also uses logos by including a quote from a social scientist. The scientist states that “if you’re voluntarily childless and alone it gets harder and harder with the passage of time. - combine these sentences
ReplyDelete... emporary and long-term bonds that you can develop with other. - other what?
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