All The King's Men Rhetorical Analysis

An individual’s ability to think and develop curiosity is one of the greatest gifts granted to human beings. Allowing one to express his thoughts, however, is up to interpretation. The Scopes Trial in 1925 is a prime example of a man being shamed for voicing his opinion. In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind, they redesigned the Scopes trial into a drama, and Drummond, the defense attorney, claimed that a man was not only on trial, but the right to freely think was also being convicted.

When someone has committed a crime, they are put on trial and they go through the motions of the judicial system. In 12 Angry Men, Reginald Rose creates a play that displays the judicial system in its truest form. It tells the story of the jury, as they have to come to a unanimous verdict of whether the defendant is guilty, innocent, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, of murder. The main conflict that the jurors face in the play is whether to charge him as guilty or not. Through the conflict in the book, the flaws in the justice system are illustrated and reasonable doubt appears.

After the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, many people were indecisive about which side to support in the Revolutionary war. Delegates from the colonies came together to decide whether to break away from Great Britain or reconcile with them. The thirteen colonies were split into three groups, patriots, who supported breaking away from the English crown, loyalists, who supported the king, and undecided people. At the delegation people would give speeches advocating for both sides of the conflict, one of these people was Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry uses pathos, his audience's sense of patriotism, and ethos, calling Britain and its king a tyrant, in his speech to arouse support for the efforts of the patriots in breaking away from Great Britain.

Though the times have changed the abuse of power has not and those who abuse it rarely face a genuine persecution for it. The dispute began between Martin and

When the jury trial process is replaced with plea negotiations, we lose trust and reliability in the system. When we give efficiency that the plea bargain has provided power, it comes at a substantial cost. People who are indeed innocent of the crimes they were convicted have now been influenced into pleading guilty for the sake of efficiency. Not to mention the collateral consequences that accompany a person when they plead out. It also undermines the reliability of convictions in general (Gilchrist, 2011).

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison is a fiction novel about African American life in the post-WWI era of America. The structure and content of the novel is particularly geared towards narrating the idea of control Conformations and deviations to the narrative in Song of Solomon build on this idea of control, especially in relation to Milkman, which comments on the desire for self-determination. Deviations and eventual conformations in the continuity of the novel compared to the conventions of other fictional novels reflects Milkman’s ability to steer through reality and gain freedom. Near the beginning of the novel, the chapters are more self contained, with each chapter being consolidated to itself without much fluidity that leads towards

While researching and searching for articles on JSTOR, I came across “Civilizations Underneath: African Heritage as Cultural Discourse in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon” written by Gay Wilentz. In his article Wilentz proves that Toni Morrison has transformed the “Eurocentric cultural discourse through the acceptance of African heritage, told be generations of women storytellers” (62). Before I focused on both male and female characters and their identities, yet I have now realized that I want to strictly focus on the male identity when I write my paper. In Song of Solomon,Toni Morrison focused on the African-American male identity as it is sometimes overlooked in history as the African-American females are viewed as carrying more of the burden

In the play “Julius Caesar” two critical speeches are given one after another. The results of these speeches would in essence sentence one of the givers to death. Persuasion was the key to gathering the people in their favor. The question is was Brutus’ or Antony’s speech more persuasive. To provide a conclusion we will look at the speeches through Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle spending time in Pathos, Ethos, and finally Logos.

To have this argument in mind, the question of the corruption of the legal institutions can be related back to the novels. V.I.'s choice to leave her job as a public defender to become a detective was done as she believed that as Lawyer she did not change things for the better.6 This change of career can signify two things, on the one hand she can believe that the world cannot be changed as she states that “I don't have such grand ideals as a detective. Not only do I not think I can save the world; I suspect most people are past redemption. ”7

When one of her high school teachers, Mr. Stewart, raped her Luce lost her faith in people, not that she had much after her mom, Lola, left her, but she did not trust them anymore which I why she moved far away from the town. Luce had an ethical dilemma that no person would wish upon their worst enemy; she had to decide whether to file a report against Mr. Stewart and have her name drug through the mud, but due to the burning of the high school it already was, as well as relive the night of the rape (Frazier, p. 75). Her dad, the Sherriff, Lit strongly urged/convinced her not to, he said, “A little shit of a lawyer can do you in a couple hours what you won’t let go of for the rest of your life. Stewart’s got a place in this town” (Frazier, p. 78). Luce’s ethics were made from the law, a virtue of non-violence, but the people and perceptions made her a victim that could not do

This suggests that the proceedings are not fair and are based on one perspective. 5. Why does Proctor confess lechery? Why does he think Danforth and Hathorne will believe his confession? Why don’t they believe him?

(general 239) Those in authority are corrupt and Mr.Chiu attempts to use logic and reason with them. He is still a law abiding citizen but his frustration causes him to grow impatient with those in charge. “ Now you can admit you are guilty,” the chief said[...] “We won’t punish you severely provided you write a self-criticism[...] Mr. Chiu cried.

Through logos, King makes commonsense statements to bring unity between him and the audience. As readers study Kings letter, they see him establishing himself as a well educated, knowledgeable, and strong leader who genuinely cares about “just and unjust” laws. King states a quote from St. Augustine that “An unjust law is no law at all” (3). As an exemplary appeal to readers, King uses Hitler and the Hungarian freedom fighters to make the point that “everything Hitler did in Germany was ‘legal’ and “everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was ‘illegal’ ” (3). He goes on to make the strong point that legal does not mean right.

"At first I was astonished, but very soon I became awfully curious to see what he would find out from me. I couldn't possibly imagine what I had in me to make it worth his while. It was very pretty to see how he baffled himself, for in truth my body was full of chills, and my head had nothing in it but that wretched steamboat business. It was evident he took me for a perfectly shameless prevaricator. At last, he got angry, and to conceal a movement of furious annoyance, he yawned.

Rhetorical appeals reveal the hidden message the character is trying to convey. The rhetoric also highlights the character’s emotions, feelings and the significance of the text. It allows readers to gain a better understanding of the characters. Arthur Miler, the author of The Crucible, highlights the importance of mass hysteria through rhetorical appeals. John Proctor, the tragic hero is a loyal, honest, and kind-hearted individual.