An Example Of Ethos Pathos Logos

The author creates pathos through the character change, the chronological order of his memoir, and the rhetorical questions he uses. Specifically, he used small instances that may get the reader's attention and force them to connect to their own stories. Then connecting to how they may have used their emotions in those instances. The author gives an example of how himself and his wife often felt similar emotions even though he was the one going through the actual pain. “She was upset because she was worried about it too....” (8). He made himself vulnerable to the reader that may be married that it is difficult for their spouse as well as themselves in the diagnosis.
He gave insight to the fact that as a couple they had to be "in it together"
in order to make it through the difficultness. Instead of letting the difficulty hinder the relationship they had to work together and let it make them stronger. He also demonstrates another interaction between him and his wife while in the hospital towards the end. He says, “I don’t want to die.” (119). He displayed his vulnerability once again. He often led the audience to believe that in the face of death he was prepared. He wanted them to see this moment so that they could see that in the face of a diagnosis things that were often thought as not scary might be scary because of the emotions that they may feel. He wanted to show the audience that in the face of death it is okay to be afraid and to show the emotions that may be felt.