Thelma B Thompson's Use Of Ethos Pathos Logos

Thelma B. Thompson's Bay Leaves and Cinnamon Sticks: Life is, is a riveting, simple read about relationships and societal norms, with a fresh new twist. Thompson presents the question to reader of whether or not strength can conquer all obstacles, thus stressing the importance of inner strength and mental security through the telling of her main character's story. The author's advanced knowledge of ethos, logos, and pathos help to properly convey the message and or point across to the reader and her overall target audience of women themselves. The novel itself is filled with adequate use of Pathos and Ethos but lacks in the overall deliverance of logos, but Thompson properly powers through and successfully conveys the message that inner strength conquers all. …show more content…
Throughout the novel the reader is shown how Millie struggles with her husband's infidelity and her own insecurity and doubts of her being able to handle it all.
Thompson's use of ethos is not found within a character in the novel, but is established by Thompson being the author herself. When writing the character of Millie, she put herself into the novel; being a Jamaica native herself that moved to America shows that she is a credible source when it comes to writing each and every detail about in this piece. Thompson went through her own struggles and obtained success and made sure to make her main character go through her own as well and achieve the same success. Thompson herself proves her own them of inner strength conquering