Changing The World One Human At A Time

Another rhetorical strategy that Wallace incorporated in his essay is appeal to logos. As mentioned in paragraph 2, Wallace did not purposely use stories to bore his audience, but to support his claim which illustrates the way how they perceive certain situations According to both stories, the fish and eskimos, the audience logically deduced that the characters in both scenarios were wrong based on their lack of reasoning. The fish in Wallace’s story asks, “What the hell is water?” (Wallace 1) and the atheist inaccurately assumes that God does not exist because God was not there at the despairing moment to rescue him; instead, he had to rely on “a couple of Eskimos.” (Wallace 2) In both cases, the audience comprehends Wallace’s conceptual

This literary analysis will go in depth to analyze how Brandon Wallace developed relationships with characters, how he uses symbolism, and where the story takes place. This literary analysis also takes a close look on how the theme is shown in the story and how the author uses it.

emotions felt by characters in the novel. His use of language in this way helps convey his

Wallace employs a large expanse of literary strategies in order to emphasize his main purpose. The most prominent of all of his strategies is his use of anecdotes, dispersed generously throughout his speech. His most recognizable anecdote holds in it the underlying truth that will be shared later on in his speech. Wallace begins with “two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how's the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?”” (Wallace 1). This anecdote helps to ease the listener or reader into a comfortable mood to take on the powerful topic discussed later, that peoples realities are often hard to see and talk about. Anecdotes can be found scattered throughout the entire speech, though the first is the most recognizable, Wallace chooses to use a more serious anecdote to convey the intense and serious tone of his topic. He tells of “an average day... you work hard for nine or ten hours, and at the end of the day you're tired, and you're stressed out, and all you want is to go

He describes what an average day might be like for the newly aged adults, working for hours at their difficult job. Once the work day has ended, they will be fatigued and longing to go home, have dinner, and relax. Only, there is no food in the pantry, so they must venture to the grocery store. In public the adults will endure bumper to bumper traffic, listen to loud, rowdy children, and tolerate a store full of tired, hateful people, just the same as themselves, who all stand in clogged lines waiting to check out and escape the chaos as fast as possible (Wallace 3-4). Wallace tells his audience this is the time when they, as a single person in this mass of commotion, should choose to be aware. He suggests dismissing all pessimistic thoughts and negative attitudes so that then the young adults will be one step closer to turning off their natural default setting (Wallace

In the essay Wallace uses pathos throughout the essay to appeal to his audiences emotions. The interesting aspect of the essay is that it is published in a gourmet magazine

In his 1945 study, Ray Ehrensberger states an orator must “First tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em; then tell ‘em; finally, tell ‘em what you told ‘em” (p. 102). Wallace opens with an ironic analogy which, in itself, contains the “kernel of truth” he is trying to communicate. A young fish asks another “What the hell is water?” (Wallace, 2008, para. 1) This scenario is chosen purposefully because it is simple and relatable, which enables Wallace to present a new perspective on a familiar concept. Wallace later explains that point of the story is that “the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see and talk about,” (Wallace, 2008, para. 2) and repeats this thesis throughout the speech. In the last few lines of his speech, Wallace again states his message in simple terms of the importance of awareness. He reminds the audience that awareness of what is “so hidden in plain sight around us” (Wallace, 2008, para. 11) is essential and that we

One Nation: What we can all do to Save America’s FutureSteven HaoIntroductionBen Carson is a great American success story. His rise from poverty in Detroit, MI to become a prominent physician and ultimately run for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States as an African-American is truly inspiring. His latest book: One Nation: What we can all do to Save America’s Future is Carson’s blueprint on what infrastructural, cultural, ethical, and moral changes American citizens need to make to improve the overall quality of life in the United States. Although Carson’s book seems ambitious in its attempts, the author does a solid job at creating a detailed plan that is not only prescriptive in its instructions, but descriptive

David Foster Wallace was an intelligent, self-motivated individual that brought the complex inner thoughts of the human mind to the forefront throughout his body of literary work – establishing human reactions and emotions (on the pages) in a unique manner that has fundamentally dubbed to be a genius of his generation.

David Foster Wallace has a remarkable way with words. His descriptive language guides each detail, but the stories themselves seem to leave a longing for more. More answers, more reasons, more explanations. Just a need for more simply because the relationship that develops within yourself during the story can leave a hunger like no other. The emotion that escapes from the pages are real, every day emotions. They are thoughtful, sometimes cruel, but true emotions experienced by real people every day. They tell the story of life, not of a fictional happy ever after that is unattainable. In his interview With Larry McCaffery, David Foster Wallace says, “Serious art … forces you to work hard to access its pleasures, the same way that in real

emotional, connotative diction that he knows will have a significant effect on his readers. “Yet,

Fiction has been around for centuries, feeding the imagination of young and older minds. Usually when people read a fictional story, they don’t think about the connotation the story tries to convey. But every story has a message, and whether it be big or small, it takes a complex, deeper thinking to be able to find that message. It is apparent that the reason we study fiction is to be able to find that deeper thinking within ourselves and enrich our imagination.

Changing or getting rid of something in the world is a strong power, you have to be wise on what you choose. If you could change three things in the world what would you change? Getting rid of tea, winter, and change the use of cell phones would make my world better.

The most significant part of the entire text is that most of the readers will never feel the pain of author. The ability not to be able to relate and understand someone’s struggle is very impactful.

Ever wished you could change the world? If I were ever given the chance, I know just what I’d do. I would eliminate all un-prescribed drugs, alcohol, and bullying, because it ruins lives and hurts families. Why can people stop. Well, here’s why.