In My Life As an Undocumented Immigrant, Jose Vargas utilizes the appeal to pathos and the appeal to ethos in order to communicate his life experiences as a writer and as an undocumented immigrant. The appeal to pathos is found in vargas’ use of personal experiences while the appeal to ethos is accounted for in his description of working from the bottom to the top in his field. In multiple parts throughout his essay, Vargas describes the sacrifices his family members had to make in order to give him the chance to live a happy and successful life. Through his personal anecdotes, Vargas illustrates how he was inspired to chase the American dream and the struggles he faced while trying to achieve it. During his early years Vargas announced his
