In a small passage from Salman Rushdie's "Staying Put: Making a home in a restless world", Rushdie writes on his perspective when leaving India for England. Although, another supposed writer by the name of Scott Russell Sanders has perceived a different view on mass migrations, much like to what Rushdie was a part of. Russell states, "The creation of radically new types of human being: people who root themselves in ideas rather than places.", as he talks about migrations.
America is always seen as a "Promised Land" or land of benefit towards those who come. This is one of the many strategies that Russell uses to connect more with his audience, and Rushdie. He uses mass amounts of imagery to give a clear picture of what he thinks, and how he …show more content…
Especially in paragraph 3, lines 28-42, he clearly uses more than just one strategy. That not only shows that Russell is a good writer, but also that he knows what he's talking about, which of course is a very important quality to have when writing any type of essay. First, he begins with a little of anticipating objection by quoting from Rushdie himself saying, "Hybridity, impurity, intermingling, the transformation that comes of new and unexpected combinations of human beings, cultures, ideas, politics, movies, songs." Here he addresses what Rushdie has said about his enthusiasm about migration, and also in a way, has also placed it in a satirical way so that his reader gets his viewpoint, but he also has says it in his own way. Throughout all of his strategies that he uses, I believe that his historical evidence strategy is the strongest one. By using historical evidence and comparisons, gives a real-life like view to your audience on your specific topic, in Russell's case, it's mass migration. He goes onto explain on how the Spaniards devastated Central and South America from their disease spread, religion, politics, and rats. With this, he's comparing the Spaniards, towards today's immigrants, and again, painting another picture on why and how migrations are
America is always seen as a "Promised Land" or land of benefit towards those who come. This is one of the many strategies that Russell uses to connect more with his audience, and Rushdie. He uses mass amounts of imagery to give a clear picture of what he thinks, and how he …show more content…
Especially in paragraph 3, lines 28-42, he clearly uses more than just one strategy. That not only shows that Russell is a good writer, but also that he knows what he's talking about, which of course is a very important quality to have when writing any type of essay. First, he begins with a little of anticipating objection by quoting from Rushdie himself saying, "Hybridity, impurity, intermingling, the transformation that comes of new and unexpected combinations of human beings, cultures, ideas, politics, movies, songs." Here he addresses what Rushdie has said about his enthusiasm about migration, and also in a way, has also placed it in a satirical way so that his reader gets his viewpoint, but he also has says it in his own way. Throughout all of his strategies that he uses, I believe that his historical evidence strategy is the strongest one. By using historical evidence and comparisons, gives a real-life like view to your audience on your specific topic, in Russell's case, it's mass migration. He goes onto explain on how the Spaniards devastated Central and South America from their disease spread, religion, politics, and rats. With this, he's comparing the Spaniards, towards today's immigrants, and again, painting another picture on why and how migrations are