Ethos: Lars Eighner the author of “On Dumpster Diving” has actual experience being homeless and scavenging for food. This gives him credibility as a dumpster diver.He also was been a dumpster diver long enough to be very experienced on the subject.
Pathos: Lars Eighner tells a story about a girl whose trash he examined and he was able to tell the reader that she had a bad relationship because he found a ripped up picture of a boy and a bag of contraceptives. This use of emotion in his writing brings the reader a sense of grief. The last line of the short story goes, “I am sorry for them”. This line refers to all of the people between him and the very wealthy who are unsatisfied with their lack of ability to gain new possessions. The reader would be able to relate emotionally to this because chances are they are one of those people in the middle.
Logos: The author goes through a long speech on how to tell if a canned food is good or not. He also tells the reader which dumpsters are the most profitable to scavenge through.
3 comments:
Adam picks some very good examples for the pathos portion of his paper. The discarded bag of contraceptives and ripped up picture of a boy that a relationship has ended badly. Just as well Adam uses a quote that clearly defines how the author is feeling at that point in the passage.
i like your examples really well done special on the pathos part of the paper. the quote is a perfect example.
I liked how Adam clearly defined which examples were for logos pathos and ethos. They were also very good examples as well.
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