You Can T Win Rhetorical Analysis Essay

In Jack Black’s novel, You Can’t Win, there is a passage where Jack Black addresses the reader directly. It is during this passage that he describes, in depth, what he does, and how he does it. Although this passage lasts for only eight pages – from page 195 to page 203 – the reader becomes fully immersed in the life of a burglar. Through this passage, the reader understands the care and effort that gets put into every burglary that Jack Black participates in. Although we do not see the planning phase in this passage, we fully understand that there is careful planning in each robbery Jack Black commits. These eight pages evoked a number of emotions from myself. We are asked to step into the shoes of a great criminal, and I was surprised that the first emotion I felt was empathy. Following empathy, I gained respect for Black and his methodology. Finally, I developed a newfound understanding of Black’s profession, if one could call it that. These emotions are not the ones I assumed I would feel for a burglar, and because of this they fascinated me greatly. This essay will work to expand my understanding of the emotions I felt during this passage, and explain …show more content…
By doing this, he allowed readers to completely submerge themselves inside the life and mind of one of the greatest burglars I have encountered. Although Black did not have a respectful profession, he still managed to retain his dignity, and he gained the respect of myself by explaining to the reader what he does and how he does it. Through this passage, I was surprised to feel empathy, understanding, and respect for Jack Black. It is easy to assume that because Jack Black is a criminal, there are no redeeming qualities to himself or his character. However, I do believe that the pages that outline his burglaries helped to humanize him, and because of this it is difficult to see him as anything less than a man down on his