Finding the Flexibility to Survive
This article by Brighton Earley persuades people to be flexible, even in hard times or hard economic situations. People take for granted what they have, and when it’s gone they’re ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help. When she and her mother were low on finances and the credit cards were maxed, they had no solution for getting groceries. Luckily, they found a store called Chevron at a gas station where food was sold later after 5 pm.
This girl uses many important rhetorical elements in her writing that captivate her audience. She immediately has ethos, or credibility, because she comes from a family where money is running low. She uses pathos in the audience when she talks about how she was embarrassed to be seen buying discounted food items. Its easy relate to embarrassment, because everyone feels it at some point in their life. You also feel her hope shine through when she stays confident things will get better in her life. When optimism is pure and sincere, it’s easy to make others around you feel that way.
Her article also ends with the audience captivated. I had never heard of a Chevron store, but now I’m interested to help with working there. By speaking to an audience of people from different backgrounds, she still could reach anyone. The people in the same situation would share her pain. The people who thought the Chevron stores were a waste of money could see the benefits.
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