Comparing Conroy's 'Jack And His Luck'

This excerpt talks about a man by the name of Jack and his luck with cars and such. At first the author explains how Jack has had an old Mercury since his sophomore year, and is always attempting to fix something that is wrong with it. The author explains that he spent several hours scavenging through junkyards for parts before he finally realized that the engine was within its last few miles. Once he realized this, he sold the old car to a “ignorant graduate student” because the car had so much wear and tear within the main engine components. In the next part, Conroy begins to state that Jack went without a car for quite some time before he was the lucky winner of a new Ford convertible. At first, Jack though it was “fraud” and a prank, and did not believe it. But, in the smallest hope, he went to the location of the car anyway to see if he had truly won. When he arrived, he gave up his winning lottery ticket, and was awarded with the keys and registration to brand new car. Jack spent several moments in shock, not even wanting to touch the car. Finally, he got in, started the new engine, and drove off. The author later explains that Jack never felt that the car was truly his because of the dreams he had of it being revoked. So, until tradeoff, he treated the car badly just in case. It turned out that his luck was actually true. The purpose of this article was to entertain the
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• Pathos: “In dreams the fat priest asked for it back.” o This appeals to Pathos because it creates an emotional connection from the reader to the man because of his feelings that all of this was a dream. The reader actually feels sorrow for the man actually having to endure those