"The Southland"

The Southland was written to inform people about vast domain, and all it has to present. It targets a large audience of people of all ages, male or female. The author wants to let the audience know everything about the south and how deeply he feels. He uses ethos to appeal to his audience by explaining in detail exactly what he had seen. His knowledge and background of the topic has had an impression of sincere interest, and professional grasp on the subject. He also uses logos by stating the name and location of each specific place. He first talks about the battle between the North and the South using imagery to explain. He uses imagery such as “The south is crumbling under the heel of the conqueror.” This is only one example of the many he has created. This imagery to me creates a sense of emotion; pathos. He uses sensory description and ideas of the Southland enabling my mind to wander and mentally picture the vast land. He uses words in place of pictures to create images for people to relate to. The purpose is to emotionally attach people to this vast land by saying there is no longer an old south. But the author gives the audience hope: the start of a new south has begun, although the memories and pictures in his mind will remain forever. I consider his thoughts to be such a manner because towards the end of the writing he uses Buddha as a symbol. Buddha represents hope, desire, courage, and belief. This is what I perceived the author realized upon seeing Buddha. But who am I to state the author’s thoughts? This is just an example of the way I interpreted and analyzed his writing.