Thomas King One Good Story That One Analysis

From our interpretation of the fictional short story "One Good Story, That One" by Thomas King, it suggests parody of the religious account of The Garden of Eden (i.e. Adam and Eve). We, as a group, came to the consensus that King seemingly writes from the perspective of a stereotypical Indigenous person who is recounting the story to the best of his ability. Looking at this piece of literature from an educational perspective, it offers an opportunity for students to critically examine the intention behind what is being presented throughout the story. As a group, we decided that this story would be most effective for students to examine in secondary grades. With elementary grade level students, they may have not yet received enough education to have creditable knowledge to draw from when examining this rhetorical piece of literate and, as such, might interpret this differently than King has intended.

When critically analyzing this short story, we strongly felt that it was connected to overcoming personal biases. As this was written from a stereotypical Indigenous perspective, it could be …show more content…
Logos, Ethos and Pathos) prior to drawing any conclusions on the Rhetorical device in question. Using One Good Story, That One, we, as teachers, could emphasize the importance of relating to logic and credibility whilst working to remove emotion from the equation. We want students to move away from looking at literary devices from a purely emotional (i.e. Pathos) perspective, due to the fact that emotion can make them jump to conclusions as to the intention of the source. As a result of examining this short story through the Rhetorical proofs of Logos and Ethos, students can become better equipped to determine the true purpose behind King’s parody and future Rhetorical