Because of her personal feelings on and experiences with gender inequality, Sheryl Sandberg, in her chapter “Success and Likeability,” sought to validate her experiences to a broader audience. She argues that women must embrace their success, be comfortable with their own power, and not attempt to please everyone, through personal anecdotes, comparison-and-contrast techniques, and rhetorical questions.
Sandberg begins her argument that women must embrace their own success using a series of personal anecdotes that reflect on her internal, physical progression of thoughts that have allowed her to develop this argument in her own life. She explains the story of when she won a scholarship in college along with six other men and did not bask in the glory as they did because she did not want to complicate her college experience (Sandberg 41). …show more content…
The reader, presumably, believes what Sandberg did before she became successful- that women should not be flaunting whatever successes they make. Sandberg builds on this initial anecdote, later reflecting on a discussion she had with Deborah Gruenfeld. Sandberg uses Gruenfeld’s central argument to directly advance her own. After explaining what Gruenfeld meant in their encounter, Sandberg claims, “Nothing has changed since high school; intelligence and success are not clear paths to popularity at any age” (Sandberg 44). These anecdotes allow the reader to see a logical progression of thoughts within Sandberg’s argument. The argument makes sense because the reader can see how she came to her opinions through her experiences. Consequently, Sandberg’s purpose in
Sandberg begins her argument that women must embrace their own success using a series of personal anecdotes that reflect on her internal, physical progression of thoughts that have allowed her to develop this argument in her own life. She explains the story of when she won a scholarship in college along with six other men and did not bask in the glory as they did because she did not want to complicate her college experience (Sandberg 41). …show more content…
The reader, presumably, believes what Sandberg did before she became successful- that women should not be flaunting whatever successes they make. Sandberg builds on this initial anecdote, later reflecting on a discussion she had with Deborah Gruenfeld. Sandberg uses Gruenfeld’s central argument to directly advance her own. After explaining what Gruenfeld meant in their encounter, Sandberg claims, “Nothing has changed since high school; intelligence and success are not clear paths to popularity at any age” (Sandberg 44). These anecdotes allow the reader to see a logical progression of thoughts within Sandberg’s argument. The argument makes sense because the reader can see how she came to her opinions through her experiences. Consequently, Sandberg’s purpose in