Analysis Of Shame Gregory
Leyla Siraj
Mrs. Coventon
AP English Lang
January 18, 2016
In the autobiographical narrative “Shame”, Gregory successfully utilizes several rhetorical strategies to invoke a feeling of empathy and understanding of the effects of trauma.
Vivid imagery appeals to the readers emotions by re-creating his experience of his rough childhood that taught him the meaning of shame. In the first and second paragraph Dick shows the challenges of living in poverty, he goes out of his way to stay clean and decent looking. Dick, regardless of his living situation has a desire to not be seen as poor, or unkempt. He had this desire mainly because of his childhood crush, Helene Tucker, he sees this girl as a symbol of everything that he wants. He uses her
Mrs. Coventon
AP English Lang
January 18, 2016
In the autobiographical narrative “Shame”, Gregory successfully utilizes several rhetorical strategies to invoke a feeling of empathy and understanding of the effects of trauma.
Vivid imagery appeals to the readers emotions by re-creating his experience of his rough childhood that taught him the meaning of shame. In the first and second paragraph Dick shows the challenges of living in poverty, he goes out of his way to stay clean and decent looking. Dick, regardless of his living situation has a desire to not be seen as poor, or unkempt. He had this desire mainly because of his childhood crush, Helene Tucker, he sees this girl as a symbol of everything that he wants. He uses her