The Monopolists Analysis

The author of "The Monopolists", Mary Pilon is quite explicit in her purpose, as it becomes quite clear after reading the first chapter. The story of Ralph Anspach sets the stage for him to uncover the true story behind Monopoly, in order to have his gave Anti-Monopoly published. I believe that this approach by Pilon is the best possible one as it creates a real reason behind the uncovering the truth instead of simply saying it. By doing this she is able to make it into a more intriguing and fuller story, rather than a couple of statements explaining how Monopoly was really created. Pilon's story sets expectations for a thorough explanation Monopoly's creation and whether or not Ralph is able to take on the Parker Brothers.

Once the purpose of this writing is discovered, the audience of the writing is revealed as well. As this book is made to inform, it's main audience are those who are misinformed about the creation of Monopoly, as it is quite common amongst Americans. This is because Monopoly misinformed people about the true origination of the game in order to hold on the the rights of it. Keeping this in mind, Pilon wrote to these decieved people. Inturn, from this story the audience expects a full explaination of why they were lied …show more content…
It is clear that she understands the struggles that Magie may have gone through, because they have careers in the same male-dominated field. The author does not specifically reference herself in and she does not have to in order to get her point across. Due to her similarities with Lizzie Magie, being a well-known female journalist, she can tell the story from Magie's side impecciably. In this piece of writing the authors tone is factual, but it is also presenting facts in a building manner to create more growing interest in the story and its