A Rhetorical Analysis Of Every Day By David Levithan

Every Day Rhetorical Analysis The young adult novel every day, written by David Levithan, is intended to address issues that most youth face and help them to see the “right” path; however, the points he tried to make were overshadowed by a trivial love story. The plot revolves around a soul who is called A (for the purpose of this analysis A is male). His love for a girl called Rhiannon, and his struggle to spend time with her as he moves from body to body is the driving force in the novel. The main storyline obscures the novels purpose through its dues ex machina, its fallacy, its structure as a melodrama, and its first person point of view. Dues ex machina; how the story has favorable outcome or circumstance that seem ridiculous due to its lack of explanation. In this particular story dues ex machina is present via A’s setting, meaning he rarely moves from the Maryland area “She learns that I haven’t always been in Maryland, but I move great distances only when the body I’m …show more content…
I’ve harmed people’s lives in the past, and I’ve found that every time I slip up, it haunts me. So I try to be careful” (Levithan 2). Levithan placed that specific line in there to show that even a formless being can be courteous to an unpleasant person. This is wonderful theme to be respectful to those around you, however A the one who so adamantly said this broke his own rule by perpetually ruining a student called Nathan's life. Nathan was someone who wouldn’t lie to his parents, wouldn’t go to a party to see a girl, and not make it home on time. A when he possessed Nathan’s body did exactly that, and Nathan was forever ruined afterwards, thus A broke his own rule. This is a fallacy at its finest, we are presented with a simple theme of respect those around you, and their lives--a fantastic argument. Which is then tragically overthrown by A’s poor