Batting Clean-Up And Striking Out Analysis

Which is better neat people or sloppy? What about men or women? Of course, there is not a correct answer to either question,but the Suzanne Britt and Dave Barry may think differently. Neat People vs. Sloppy People compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and contrasts. But he writes about the different point of view between men and women. In this article he claims that women pay much more attention to dirt than men and that men pay much more attention to sports than women. Both of these articles …show more content…
There are three different main types of author’s purpose. The first is to inform meaning to give the readers information and come away from the writing with knowledge. Another is to entertain the readers. And lastly is to persuade the readers. Persuading is used to get the readers to think or act the same way as the author. The purpose of Barry and Britt’s writing are dissimilar. Britt’s purpose of Neat People vs. Sloppy People is to influence the readers. She is trying to impress on to her audience that sloppy people are superior than neat people. The very first statement that Britt says in her article supports that sloppy people are better. She writes “I’ve finally figured out the difference between neat people and sloppy people. The distinction is, as always, moral. Neat people are lazier and meaner than sloppy people” (Britt 214) If a reader was to just read this sentence, then it would be clear that her purpose is to persuade. Throughout the whole article she keeps giving points to back up her claim and to disprove neat people. Each paragraph has more reasoning on why sloppy people are better even if the reasoning is wild or crazy. On the complete opposite side of author’s purpose Barry writes to entertain his readers. He does not try to inform or persuade the reader that women are better at cleaning than men or men enjoy sports more than women. His writing is much more enjoyable to read as a story without having opinions and persuasion affecting the story. He writes with humor and has a story with a plot and an outcome. Some similarities in both their writing are that they are writing to compare and analyze the difference. They both have two groups and their article is written about the analysis of each side. It is easy to compare the articles because they both compare and contrast but how the author’s organize it