Gifted Hands: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Gifted Hands is the novel of Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Ben Carson. Carson’s journey from the bottom of his fifth grade class to becoming director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Throughout the book Carson uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout the book explaining how a strong faith in god, and the help of a rugged mother, he was able to subdue not only the irresolution of his classmates and teachers but also that of his own intelligence, and the ability to turn his life around without the encouragement from his father to become the first doctor to perform a surgery separating twins.
Carson was born into the ghetto from an early start life wasn't harsh not until the leaving of his father, when his mother Sonya was responsible for taking care of two children with a minimum education. Undetermined Sonya taught Ben with an education and hard work it can take you anywhere in life. He reflects back upon this quote his mother said “ Bennie, it doesn't really matter what color you are. If you’re good, …show more content…
For example in Chapter one, Sonya Carson states “And your daddy isn't going to live with us anymore” this is when the Carson's family took a wrong turn seeing that you realize how difficult it can be for a single mother to raise to children with a third graders education. Ethos isn't tough to explain it simply means his credibility, his credibility is his disadvantages from being black poor, and being visionless for quite sometime. His relationship with GOD was seen for a majority of time throughout the book and turns to god to solve his problems “God, I am sorry. Please forgive me for failing You and for failing myself.” he dreams of taking the test. he awakes gets dressed and goes and takes the test “I knew the answer to every question on the first page … I knew I would pass. God, you pulled off a
Gifted Hands is the novel of Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Ben Carson. Carson’s journey from the bottom of his fifth grade class to becoming director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Throughout the book Carson uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout the book explaining how a strong faith in god, and the help of a rugged mother, he was able to subdue not only the irresolution of his classmates and teachers but also that of his own intelligence, and the ability to turn his life around without the encouragement from his father to become the first doctor to perform a surgery separating twins.
Carson was born into the ghetto from an early start life wasn't harsh not until the leaving of his father, when his mother Sonya was responsible for taking care of two children with a minimum education. Undetermined Sonya taught Ben with an education and hard work it can take you anywhere in life. He reflects back upon this quote his mother said “ Bennie, it doesn't really matter what color you are. If you’re good, …show more content…
For example in Chapter one, Sonya Carson states “And your daddy isn't going to live with us anymore” this is when the Carson's family took a wrong turn seeing that you realize how difficult it can be for a single mother to raise to children with a third graders education. Ethos isn't tough to explain it simply means his credibility, his credibility is his disadvantages from being black poor, and being visionless for quite sometime. His relationship with GOD was seen for a majority of time throughout the book and turns to god to solve his problems “God, I am sorry. Please forgive me for failing You and for failing myself.” he dreams of taking the test. he awakes gets dressed and goes and takes the test “I knew the answer to every question on the first page … I knew I would pass. God, you pulled off a