- ““a nigger paints a flower it becomes a slavery flower, flower de Amistad,” thereby intimating that any relationship between the white viewer and the black artist immediately becomes one between white persons and black property, (Rankine, 125).” This quote struck me because of the harshness in its words. It is unfair to see a black artist and white viewer categorized in a people/property relationship. This line captured my attention but relates contextually to the arguments being made in the excerpt. Discrimination is unfortunately still alive which is why I could also understand where he’s coming from.
- Pathos- “It is a public event being watched in homes across the world. In any case, it is difficult not to think that if Serena lost context by abandoning all rules of civility, it could be because her body, trapped in a racial imaginary, trapped in disbelief—code for being black in America—is being governed not by the tennis match she is participating in but by a collapsed relationship that had promised to play by the rules. Perhaps this is how racism feels no matter the context—randomly the rules everyone else gets to play by no longer apply to you, and to call this out by calling out “I swear to God!” is to be called insane, crass, crazy. Bad sportsmanship.” (123) This moment in Rankine’s excerpt sparked upset and sympathy towards Serena. Discrimination is not okay and it is horrible that she had to go through what she did because of the color of her skin. Matches are televised and it’s embarrassing for her to have to deal with that in front of tons of people.
Logos- “Yes, and who can turn away? Serena is not running out of breath. Despite all her understanding, she continues to serve up aces while smashing rackets and fraying hems. In the 2012 Olympics she brought home two of the three gold medals the Americans would win in tennis. (124)” This quote provides factual information about Serena’s wins and how despite her challenges, she emerged successful in winning 2 gold medals.
- One night, my friend and I decided to tape our mouths shut and see if we can communicate without speaking. We began by using duct tape and sealed our mouths shut. We tried to incorporate some prior spotty sign language knowledge, but it didn’t do much. We were mostly using hand gestures and movements to explain what we wanted to say. It felt weird to not be able to express myself by talking, but it was an interesting experience to try and speak through motion and gestures. Nobody saw us do this but I’m sure it would’ve looked pretty odd from an outsider perspective.
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you used pathos perfectly in your writing and it definitely fits.
I agree with your answer and the understanding on the first question. This is exactly what Rankine wants the reader to interpret, and as both of us have almost the same understanding of her statement, it proves that she has a good piece of analysis. She used Lens of Patho to strike a chord with readers. She linked slaves to black people, which resonated with many black people.
I believe you were correct in your identification of pathos, the use of slur words or similar vocabulary definitely is invoked to grab the readers attention and perhaps increase the magnitude of something.
You used specific evidence for pathos and explained how it appeals to the audience’s emotions. I think everyone felt upset reading those lines, even if they can’t relate.
I appreciate you pointing out that quote. That quote struck me to and allowed me to think about it for a second just like it seems you did the same.