An American citizen does not face the challenging experience of a wartime soldier’s life. The American soldier, an excerpt from an email written to his friends and family, “American Soldier Letter,” describes his experience as an American soldier in Iraq during the 2003-2004. He conveys the idea that, a soldier’s living conditions while in war, the living conditions and experience was harsh. He applied the rhetorical ideas such as appeals to ethos and pathos, imagery, and diction. The solider begins his letter in the first paragraph by stating, "... there is no escape trust me. You just get used to it" (line 7). The soldier lets the reader understand how the lifestyle is in Iraq. He applies a sympathetic language to grab the reader's attention
