Notes from Underground

Both Cooper’s and King 's works, “In defense of black rage” and letter from birmingham jail” both use the three rhetoric 's: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, as well as strategies like providing counter-argument that further supports their goals. I will explain how similar they are by exploring ethos and logos while understanding why those methods of argumentation is effective in persuading the reader. Cooper’s “In defense of black rage”, asks questions like: why would an unarmed teen go against an…

Moreover, the snake is an obvious allusion to the snake of the Bible that tempts Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. This staff indicates that the man is most certainly there to test Young Goodman Brown into the ways of evil, as did the snake from the Bible. Additionally, cloaks are used to symbolize that which is concealed. Specifically, the cloak that Faith is wearing before she is revealed to Goodman Brown is a symbol for the concealment of evil within his wife (Hawthorne, 627).…

his great black staff. The story Young Goodman Brown use symbols to illustrate the dark path that takes Goodman Brown from his beliefs. Brown leaves behind his puritan virtues and the strong bond that he has created. The little faith left in goodman brown was run down because of his decision to follow the family's path. The devil's evil staff was the one who took Goodman brown from his beloved faith and the pink ribbons. Goodman Brown followed in the unknown evil footsteps of his family's…

those many could live, and proved the court and their ignorance wrong. There is also the case of always telling the truth. For instance, when John Proctor risked everything, a unveiled the affair between him and Abigail, he asked nothing but the truth from his wife to tell the court that it what he said was true. In the end, she slightly lied to save Proctors reputation but it was what brought him to his downfall. I know all she had was good intentions, thinking that covering up the worst would…

the first chapter that “the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him” (46). In the novel, Pearl asks her mother about the black man, which is a euphemism for the devil. Supposedly, the “Black Man” lives in the forest, which frightens anyone from wandering in there. This plays an important role in the novel. Due to the fact that Puritans are very religious, saying that the devil resides in the forest was bound to keep people away. This shows a lot about Puritan society,…

Letter from Birmingham City Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. while he was sitting in his prison cell. Martin Luther King Jr. explains how he is disappointed in some people but proud of others for what they have done to stand up against the government. He exposes to people some examples of cruelty that the police and government are inflicting on innocent people for no reason and what others are doing to stop it. Letter from Birmingham City Jail is effective in the way that it appeals to…

Romanticism describes an 18th century genre of writing. Hawthorne embodies the Romantic writer through his interest in the supernatural. Nathaniel Hawthorne's “Young Goodman Brown” depicts Romantic characteristics of writing through the topics of distrust of civilization, emphasis on the individual, and concern for hidden truth. Hawthorne emphasizes Romantic characteristics through Brown’s distrust of the surrounding civilization. Brown escapes civilization by fleeing into the woods. After Brown…

time, but bright and pink on these evenings out…her bracelet”. Connie appears to be a self-confident girl to the outside world, but after she meets Arnold Friend, she realizes how vulnerable and innocent she is. Indeed, her beauty couldn’t protect her from harm and gives her what she…

He affected the nation with his powerful words and nonviolent actions in order to accomplish the long-term of goal of equality for all.King was arrested for marching without a permit and wrote a response letter addressing the post in the newspaper from eight clergymen. They criticized his actions. This paper will offer a new argument for some thesis statement made by King on deciding if one should follow a law or not; whether it is just or unjust. In King’s written response, the difference…

Faith’s, wishes. At the end of his journey, Brown is suddenly back in the middle of the forest, as if he has awakened from a dream. However, the aftermath of his vision leaves a more permanent mark on him and his outlook on others. In the forest, Goodman Brown is shaken of his faith and his original attitude towards life. When Goodman Brown wanders off into the forest, he also wanders from his Puritan faith. In the very beginning, Hawthorne sets the scene at sunset, signifying the end of the…