Analysis Of Station Eleven By John Mandel

Rhetorical devices are used in essays to persuade the readers into looking at situations in a different perspective or to boil up the reader’s emotions. In other cases, rhetorical devices are used to display one’s truth. The truths displayed in the essays being discussed have to do with unjustness of the Vietnam War.

Our teacher, Mrs. Hetrick, provided the answer to our question: “These essays could have easily been generated by a computer program. They tell me nothing about yourselves; why in the world you are telling me all of this? You need to make me care about the message you are conveying, otherwise, your writing is useless.” She then told us that while we were all communicating in the proper format, we had failed to take into consideration whom our audience was. In order to truly persuade and influence our audience, we had to do more than place complicated ideas into a grammatically immaculate sentences; we need to show the audience why they should care about our writing; otherwise, they will just lose interest. I realize now that this experience provided a stable foundation for what I consider to be an example of passionate rhetorical ability, which helps me reflect on what authors Wallace deems as “good” through their rhetorical strategies.

In the novel, Station Eleven, the Traveling Symphony has the motto “Survival is Insufficient” written across the side of their lead caravan. “Survival is Insufficient” can mean that one is not only looking out for oneself in order to survive death, but one is doing so while holding onto their humanity.

Over the summer, we were asked to write a rhetorical analysis essay. I vividly remember reading the prompt and having no idea what to do. At the time, I had only a limited understanding of the words ethos, pathos, and logos, but somehow I managed to write a three page essay on the rhetoric of Cesar Chavez’s article. When we got back from summer vacation, we learned more about how to write a rhetorical analysis. We learned about SOAPStone, which stands for speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone. I applied my knowledge of SOAPStone to analyzing “Two Ways of Seeing a River” and “To My Old Master”. Through SOAPStone, I was able to easily develop an introduction to my rhetorical analysis essays. Next up was learning how to identify rhetorical devices. Through reading Robert F. Kennedy’s

The novel, Station Eleven, written by Emily St. John Mandel, has an abundance of examples of speaking about the past. Many characters in this book talk about experiences with their past, whether it be memorable or something they did not want to remember. Everyone has their own opinions on whether or not they should remember the past, and if they should continue to study it or not. Three characters that are involved with the past in the novel are Clark Thompson, Jeevan Chaudhary, and Kirsten Raymonde.

The rhetorical situation helps the audience understand all aspects of which the rhetor writes. When an audience understands the rhetorical situation, they are able to make a judgment on whether they believe the author to be credible or not, or their writing to be effective or not. Mary Crow Dog and Maya Angelou are both effective rhetors because their rhetorical situations work together to make their essays compelling. “Civilize Them with a Stick” by Mary Crow Dog and “Graduation” by Maya Angelou each introduce effective rhetorical situations as they establish their individual identity through their educational experiences.

Various rhetoric used in literature can be very powerful. Through the use of tools like diction, tone, and imagery, the author can create a more impactful story that affects the reader in many different ways. In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the scene where Michaelis is attempting to comfort Mr. Wilson after Mrs. Wilson's passing leaves a lasting impact on the reader due to the author’s use of diction, tone, and imagery.

The topic portion of the rhetorical situation is the subject or main focus of the paper. The next item would be the angle which is viewpoint concerning the topic. These two pieces make up the starting point for writing a paper. Also important would be the purpose or reason for writing as well as the readers, group of focus who will find use or interest in the paper. It is important to choose all of these items carefully. By mapping out this before starting my paper it has helped me organize my initial thoughts which

In Mandel’s Station 11, he envisions a time in which civilization is wiped off the face of Earth due to a flu epidemic. The book describes an area called the Museum of Civilization, which is a museum which collects things that have lost their worth since the fall of man. In the event of a collapse, the item best suited for the exhibit at the Museum of Civilization is a dusty baseball mitt. This item is a good candidate for the museum due to all of the history of baseball, which the mitt expresses. Firstly, the mitt will remind people of the pre-epidemic era in which baseball played an integral role.. In addition, the baseball mitt will act as a tool for teaching the post-collapse era children of the previous era. The baseball mitt will serve both as a educational tool and a way of remembering the past.

2. Analyzes the rhetorical tools used on the site (here, you will want to incorporate ideas from your preanalysis below). For instance, your essay

It is common knowledge that one of our natural instincts as humans is to find purpose in our lives. Without a purpose in our lives, we often lack a reason to continue living and in extreme circumstances, take our own lives because of this lack of purpose. In the novel “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, the author goes back and forth between a world similar to our own and that same world post-apocalypse. In the novel, the apocalypse occurs when the Georgia flu outbreak occurs.

In Paul Bogards essay about light pollution, he uses many forms of rhetorical analysis that persuades readers to think about light pollution more thoroughly. Bogard uses organization, ideas, word choice, formatting/citation, sentence structure, and persuasiveness to get his point across. First of all, Bogard uses good organization. While reading through this essay, readers know exactly what it will be about and they know exactly what each paragraph will contain. Readers know this because Bogard uses a strong topic sentence and his supporting details in each paragraph all lead back to that topic.

In Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel portrays a post-apocalyptic scenario in which most of mankind has been killed by a virus, commonly referred to as “Georgia Flu”. Due to the drastic decline in the world’s population, services and infrastructures we usually take for granted and consider essential to our lives (power stations, television, hospitals, schools, etc.) collapse, since there are not enough people left to operate them. The once advanced and thriving society is replaced by small, isolated communities and a fundamentally anarchic political scenario.

Most of my English 102 writing projects are rhetorical arguments, intended to persuade the reader in one direction or another. Reflecting on the many skills I honed in English 102, my predetermined use of rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos), developing a concise thesis statement, and clearly defining

In the genre of post-apocalyptic, hope is rarely the main source of survival for characters. In Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven, we see what the impact of hope can do even in a post-apocalyptic world, and how this leads characters to certain decisions. The characters Clark, Kirsten, and Jeevan survive and make decisions which are driven by hope. Having hope influences one’s actions and the decisions they make for themselves.