A Separate Peace Rhetorical Analysis

Leper, while recounting the events that lead up to Phineas’s fall from the tree, describes the whole ordeal with striking imagery. The reader can clearly visualize exactly what he saw -- how sunbeams graced Gene and Phineas’s dark silhouettes as they stood on the limb, and the black, solid mass that was the tree itself. Enhanced with similes such as “black as death” and “like golden machine-gun fire”, the whole passage really comes to life.

Paul uses many tactics throughout his imprisonment in order to keep some control over his and Annie's alliance. One effective method he uses is flattery, complimenting Annie in order to keep her happy and her mood stable. His use of this move is demonstrated on page 60 in the novel, when he calls Annie his favorite nurse. He uses it again on page 107, telling Annie that she could not be old enough to remember the chapter plays, hinting at how she looks way younger than she actually is. Paul uses this strategy to lighten Annie's mood and keep her happy, which is vital to him because Annie can become very destructive and impatient when angry, consequently being the main source of Paul's pain throughout the book. In addition to flattery, Paul

In the essay An Unwinnable War by Robert K. Brigham, he used a different point of view to analyze the U.S. military and how they lost in Vietnam. He also examines three different strategies that were brought up time and time again that could have possibly won the war. Brigham explains to us how he thinks none of these strategies would have gained a victory for the U.S. because they did not fully understand the structure of South Vietnam and the government itself. The first suggested strategy is the invasion of North Vietnam, just above the demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel. What Brigham is saying is that these leaders who supported a strategy like this were overlooking certain aspects such as the threat of China, who was possibly looking

Germany betrayed Paul Baumer and his comrades. All Quiet on the Western Front is told from the perspective of Paul Baumer, an enlistee in the German army during World War One. He enlisted as a teenager after a push from his schoolteacher to fight for his country. Paul and his fellow comrades experience the horrors of war as they are told to kill and lay down their lives for their country. Paul goes through battles, injuries, the loss of friends and comrades, and he inevitably loses his life.

In the incredible book, All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, the reader follows Paul Baumer, a young man who enlisted in the war. The reader goes on a journey and watches Paul and his comrades face the sheer brutality of war. In this novel, the author tries to convey the fact that war should not be glorified. Through bombardment, gunfire, and the gruesome images painted by the author, one can really understand what it would have been like to serve on the front lines in the Great War. The sheer brutality of the war can be portrayed through literary devices such as personification, similes, and metaphors.

Imagine being so scared to die, that you must kill and attack another to survive. Paul, from All Quiet on the Western Front, was caught in this situation, during his time in war. He had been hiding in a trench one day, waiting for a skirmish to cease. A French soldier leapt into the trench that Paul was hiding in, and out of fear Paul immediately began to stab him. Paul was so petrified that he did not even realize what he had done, until he felt the blood on his hands. Paul stayed in the trench as he reflected on his actions, melancholy. In, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, the author created a depressing mood throughout the passage, with the use of gory, sorrowful diction and imagery. This causes readers to feel very

C3. A quotation that stands out to me in All Quiet on the Western Front is, “But on the last day astonishing number of English heavies opened up on us with high-explosive drumming ceaselessly on our position, so that we suffered severely and came back only eighty strong” (14). This quote is significant because it suggests that more than half of the Second Company has been killed. Paul Bäumer’s tone suggests that various deaths are something

His comparisons to the football team such as, “Some of you might burst out of these locker rooms today and be on the short end..” pg(4)display ethos because it helps that he used one of the most popular sports to bing attention to the class of

In the last lines of A Separate Peace, Gene seemingly reflects on his schoolboy life at Devon, a competitive, and secluded school. Throughout the passage, Gene repeatedly uses the words “I never”. The repetition in the sentence structure may be a way of showing emotional distress, while at the same time emphasising a high degree of introspection. Gene seems to be obsessed with trying to kill his “enemy.” The word “enemy” could have multiple layers of meanings, it may refer to Phineas, to the psychological conflict within Gene’s mind, or to the military enemy in the World War II. This leads to to the question what killing the “enemy” means. It may refer to Phineas’s physical death or to the resolution of Gene’s inner conflict since

He’s always trying to find a way to impress them to make him feel better about himself. For example, he tries to romanticize his background by hanging up pictures of plantations in his room. “Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb” (60). In this quote, Gene let his jealousy control him and he jounced the limb Finny was on. It seems like it was more of an impulse and that he never actually meant to hurt Phineas. By the end of the book, Gene has become very loyal to Phineas because he learned that he shouldn’t take things for granted. “I would have talked about that, but they would not, and I would not talk about Phineas in any other way” (197). He feels differently about Phineas after he died and he has dealt with his jealousy. Gene used to view anything as a competition with his friends, but he realizes that it was never a

“Alright pal, you got me,” beamed Finny. Phineas, the only perfect person in the world (hyperbole), just admitted that I had beaten him at something. Once this realization hit me, a moment of pure joy sunk in, until it quickly passed and was followed by an overwhelming sense of disappointment. It wasn’t enough. Without further thought, I quickly flipped Finny, who was caught off guard by his euphoric state, over and pinned him to the ground (parallel structure). To my surprise, after the initial shock left his expression, he began to laugh. Finny had finally been beaten at something athletic, and all he could do was laugh.

After the realization of the person he truly is Gene confronts with his problems, faces reality, and deals with the future. He learns a lot about life and relationships when he finds about his true self. He learns that he must truly express his feelings and communicate instead of keeping all the feelings inside as he had always done with Phineas. Also he learns to listen to himself not others around him if he wants a true advice. After a while, he faced reality and acknowledged the fact that he was not as great was Phineas but they were two different individuals and they were unique in different ways. Gene accepted the guilt for Phineas’ difficulties after his accident and decided he must he must help him as a punishment and act of repentance for what his deed. He does this by giving part of himself to Phineas as we see with the case of the sports

Finally, though, Gene does confess, saying that shaking the limb that caused Finny to fall wasn’t a premeditated act. Of course, Gene, himself, doesn’t quite believe that his own confession is completely truthful; nevertheless, Finny does accept Gene’s words as honest, further proving that Phineas is the better person. Finny later dies of complications during an operation to repair his leg, and Gene is left knowing that Finny was truly good and that he, himself, is a bad person. Therefore, for Gene, Phineas’ death symbolizes the loss of innocence by completing his recognition of the presence of evil in the world because he resolves that, indeed, he himself is capable of perpetrating that

Before the Cold War, Communism created a dangerous iron curtain between East and West Germany. In the speech, “The Sinews of Peace” given by Winston Churchill in 1946, he informs and warns about the dangers of the Soviet Union’s control and the spread of Communism throughout Europe. By using rhetorical strategies such as ethos, logos, pathos, diction, imagery, and didacticism, the author is able to portray an apprehensive but passionate tone. Churchill appeals to the people of Western Europe and the United States by exaggerating his faith in the people (lines 6-7). By doing this, he is able to reassure the audience that change is not impossible, and motivates to achieve that change. Logos is also used through the presentation of facts about

Football was and is a very popular sport in America and has always been a favorite. Erik Fisher plays football because he is great at the sport, hence page 27, “Dad had brought Erik to meet Coach Warner earlier in the summer. Dad had knelt down and held the ball for Erik to drill fifty-yard field goals, one after another, while according to Dad, the Coach’s jaw had dropped lower and lower.” But, Erik played football primarily for and because of the fame. He had never cared about whether he had to hurt someone in order reach the top of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”. On September 5 (pages 50-94), when Mike Costello dies of lightning, Paul finds Erik and Arthur laughing about how Mike’s hair was singed off. Paul was disgusted. Though Erik and Arthur didn’t kill Mike, their laughter reflects their inner evil and selfish selves. Paul then reflects on his own self and decides to walk a path of truth, unlike Erik. In continuation, Ray Lewis had once said, “Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal-bottom line.” Erik never had any character or integrity, whether he played sports or not. On the other hand, Paul did have character and integrity. Paul noticed Erik’s evil actions to get higher and higher up the Erik Fisher Football