Who Is Pat Conroy's 'Charleston Gazette'?
In this letter to the “Charleston Gazette”, Pat Conroy defends English teachers and their choice to use realistic novels with explicit details. He uses rhetorical devices and his own life examples as to why writers write what they do, and how these books help readers connect. He uses harsh words, describing the suppressors of these novels, his own novels, and uses different tones to get each point across.
Conroy uses metaphors such as “I’ve enjoyed a lifetime love affair with English teachers” explaining that all his life heh has been a huge fan of English teachers, hoping a reader also does, to make this point personal. He uses pathos to connect to readers even further, condemning those that attempt to suppress what teachers are trying to teach by proclaiming that these are people who hate English teachers, and by doing this, they are hurting them. He exclaims his own reasons for writing realistically and vulgarly; he writes about his abusive war-vet …show more content…
He uses their actions against them and praises every inch an English teacher moves. He ends his letter with “sincerely”, though it was not as sincere as it was confrontational. Pat Conroy takes a firm stand in his side with English teachers by using his own experiences with his own favorite, Eugene Norris, who he kept along with all his life, until his death. He expresses his joy that comes from great teachers and books, and hopes to reach the reasonable side of the suppressors.
He describes the English language as a “precious gift”, proclaiming that the school board of Charleston, West Virginia, has “sullied that gift” and “shamed themselves and their community”. He expresses that the suppressors do not know how the world works, but “writers and English teachers do”. He uses the argument that the school board and parents attempting to suppress the novels are hurting the students and abusing the english
Conroy uses metaphors such as “I’ve enjoyed a lifetime love affair with English teachers” explaining that all his life heh has been a huge fan of English teachers, hoping a reader also does, to make this point personal. He uses pathos to connect to readers even further, condemning those that attempt to suppress what teachers are trying to teach by proclaiming that these are people who hate English teachers, and by doing this, they are hurting them. He exclaims his own reasons for writing realistically and vulgarly; he writes about his abusive war-vet …show more content…
He uses their actions against them and praises every inch an English teacher moves. He ends his letter with “sincerely”, though it was not as sincere as it was confrontational. Pat Conroy takes a firm stand in his side with English teachers by using his own experiences with his own favorite, Eugene Norris, who he kept along with all his life, until his death. He expresses his joy that comes from great teachers and books, and hopes to reach the reasonable side of the suppressors.
He describes the English language as a “precious gift”, proclaiming that the school board of Charleston, West Virginia, has “sullied that gift” and “shamed themselves and their community”. He expresses that the suppressors do not know how the world works, but “writers and English teachers do”. He uses the argument that the school board and parents attempting to suppress the novels are hurting the students and abusing the english