In The Peaceful Village Rhetorical Analysis

Emanuel Jal not only tells his stor, but he makes his audience feel as if they are there in the villages with him. Jal gives a brief peek into his story at the beginning of the book. He used this to catch the readers attention and make them want to know every detail of what he went through. Jal says, “In the peaceful village we once knew, rockets blow apart houses with families inside, women are raped, and children are murdered.”(2). Jal’s description of what the war is causing around him pull the reader to read more. As this passage is read the mind begins to imagine everything listed. The mind feels the heat of the explosion, sees shame filled eyes of rape victims, and smells the dead bodies of hundreds. This passage shows a time lapse from
It's shocking to know that at such a young age he was exposed to so much brutality and horror. Jal says, “Slowly I began to learn more about what I had seen that day as people talked about soldiers who stole young girls, or families who gave their daughters to the militia in return for protection.”(17). Jal saw his aunt get raped before his eyes without even knowing what was happening. This shows how young and innocent he really was but was trapped in a never ending Hell. It's horrific to read how these people were treated as if their lives did not matter. Rape is a terrible thing but Jal had worse to worry about. Jal says something that hits your heart hard, “But it meant little to me as a child because the world was falling apart each day in a hundred different ways.”(17). He witnessed rape yet, that wasn’t the worst thing to happen to him. People were disappearing and being beaten every day. People were being killed and falling dead. Jal’s story should show people how to appreciate their the little they have to endure. He teaches people that even through all the suffering he making a difference. He is not just telling a story he’s opening eyes to make a change. Look between the