Rhetorical Analysis Of The Plight Of Young Males

Kaplan wrote the essay, “The Plight of Young Males”, to spread the word about young men not getting the same education opportunities as women. I think that he was trying to reach an audience that is middle aged with children or of color. The topic of the essay is that women and men should be treated equally regardless of their color or gender. Kaplan’s opinion on the subject is that all students should get an opportunity to make something of themselves. I can tell what his opinion is by the way that he repeats different things comparing men and women, such as saying that the average eleventh grade boy writes at the level of the average eighth grade girl. Kaplan’s main idea that he wants his audience to come away with is that we must go from