The C Word In The Hallways Anna Quindlen Analysis
Anna Quindlen wrote “The C Word in the Hallways” 6 months after the tragedy in Columbine. As a parent, she has strong concerns in the way mental health is treated. Her satirical view of how health treatment needs to change criticizes the current way it is, expresses her disappointment in societal assumptions, and provides solutions to this ongoing problem. Through her use of imagery, alliterations, and anaphora, Quindlen appeals to her audience's emotions as she discusses the need for change in the mental health system.
Through Quindlen’s use of imagery, she appeals to the audience’s emotions by connecting in a personal way, first describing looking over a loved one’s cold corpse. “They go back over the plowed ground of his short life, and …show more content…
Through her use of anaphora, she stresses that things could’ve been done to help the kids so that nothing bad would’ve happened. She reiterated that all of the crimes could’ve been avoided if the healthcare system was tweaked to better care for the mentally ill. “If only there had been long-term intervention and medication, Kip Kinkel might be out of jail, off the taxpayers’ tab and perhaps leading a productive life. If only Sam Manzie had been treated aggressively earlier, new psychotropic drugs might have slowed or stilled his downward slide. And if only those things had happened, Faith Kinkel, William Kinkel, Mikael Nickolauson, Ben Walker, and Eddie Werner might all be alive today” (9). Quindlen emphasizes that there were other options at the time that could’ve prevented such horrific events from occurring. She connects with the reader through her appeals of emotion, wishing those who suffered from shootings were still alive today. Quindlen’s use of anaphora deepens her relativity to the reader and also establishes her optimistic side for a better future where the medically ill are treated better and there is no such thing as violence in schools.
At a mere 6 months after Columbine, Anna Quindlen wrote an essay about mental health. Hoping for a change in the future, she conveyed her views in a satirical manner to the reader, optimistic for alterations of the system. Anna, like many others,
Through Quindlen’s use of imagery, she appeals to the audience’s emotions by connecting in a personal way, first describing looking over a loved one’s cold corpse. “They go back over the plowed ground of his short life, and …show more content…
Through her use of anaphora, she stresses that things could’ve been done to help the kids so that nothing bad would’ve happened. She reiterated that all of the crimes could’ve been avoided if the healthcare system was tweaked to better care for the mentally ill. “If only there had been long-term intervention and medication, Kip Kinkel might be out of jail, off the taxpayers’ tab and perhaps leading a productive life. If only Sam Manzie had been treated aggressively earlier, new psychotropic drugs might have slowed or stilled his downward slide. And if only those things had happened, Faith Kinkel, William Kinkel, Mikael Nickolauson, Ben Walker, and Eddie Werner might all be alive today” (9). Quindlen emphasizes that there were other options at the time that could’ve prevented such horrific events from occurring. She connects with the reader through her appeals of emotion, wishing those who suffered from shootings were still alive today. Quindlen’s use of anaphora deepens her relativity to the reader and also establishes her optimistic side for a better future where the medically ill are treated better and there is no such thing as violence in schools.
At a mere 6 months after Columbine, Anna Quindlen wrote an essay about mental health. Hoping for a change in the future, she conveyed her views in a satirical manner to the reader, optimistic for alterations of the system. Anna, like many others,