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Yes Virginia Analysis
Editor for The Sun newspaper, the unknown columnist, in his or her editorial, Yes Virginia, argues the importance and the reality of Santa Claus. The writers purpose is to prove to a eight year old girl that Santa Claus is real. The author adapts a jubilant and protective tone in order to argue to both children and adults that Santa is real.

The first paragraph establishes the idea that Santa Claus is real though others may say that he isn't. Their doubts are because their minds are too rigid and hardened. Through trivializing the other children's claim that Santa isn't real the her, "...little friends are wrong." The word little is often associated in this sense that children are not mature and their opinions small and powerless. Going on to then blame the parents that the reason the children believe in the wrong thing is because, "They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age." The language and audience it is talking about makes it clear that the parents and adults are in the intended audience. …show more content…
The paragraph goes on explaining that Santa is the feeling of, "...love and generosity and devotion..." and that without them, and in connection Santa, humans wouldn't be able to battle life. That the, "... external light with which childhood fills the world would be
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