A very good example of a pathos appeal that Puana shares in “The red headed Hawaiian” (143). Puana explains what a handshake means to the Hawaiians vs people from the mainland, mainlanders have some real problems with being or showing dominance in the world, so giving a firm handshake shows that they may be powerful then others, but in Hawaiʻi a handshake is just a simple gester of greeting someone, nothing to it. This is a pathos appeal because it shows the emotion both cultures feel towords doing the same thing. In the book “Big happiness” (146). Panek shares Kevin Changʻs point of view of the “typical local boy identity” Panek shows you what local boys are stereotyped to be and if they are not like what they are said to be, these men become
