Oedipus Connor Rhetorical Analysis

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Just Theme 1: To give context, this is part of Connor's flashback. He is recalling the time when his family found a baby on their doorstep, and chose to dump it on another family. The baby was passed from family to family, until it ended up back on their doorstep. The baby was malnourished and died soon after. This is used as a negative example of life's significance, in this case the total neglect of someone's life. Just Theme 2: Connor is speaking to the Admiral. This shows Connors reaction to discovering five suffocated kids, called the "Goldens." The Goldens held influence, and were killed as a message. Connor realizes the meaning of this threat, and the results that will follow due to the Golden's death. Being of moral conscience,

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