Rhetorical Analyst
In dealing with novels or books anyone can see any reference to anything else if they try hard enough. Especially with those of Religious views. Many people speculate the connection to the Bible in world renown stories. In some cases those connections were total coincidentally and it was the reader's through dissection that brought about the original idea. The same can be said for the child's story The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. Many arguments and speculations have been made about his stories and the similarities to tales in the Bible. In the article 'Temptation and the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring' by Kathleen E Gilligan, she addresses this connection. Although it appears that she isn't arguing for a certain view or point, she merely lays out the evidence and stays unbiased for the reader to make the decision for them selves.
I believe the soul purpose of her article is intended for those who wish to see the evidence from an unbiased opinion, but that is just my interpretation. As a piece of evidence it's fine I suppose, but as thesis essay, it lacks. There is no thesis, the author doesn't have a point to prove. He paper in general is conversational but she not trying to convince her audience to believe the point she does, she has none, or at least not one that she states openly. Her quotes and evidence have little to nothing to prove. The majority of the essay is her explaining the quotes, but their isn't anything in her quotes that she's explaining. Evidence is important to an argument but depending on the quote, she just summarizes its back story.
Her idea arrangement is in a list of Examples of the positive connections between The Ring and Biblical stories. Her introduction starts off by asking what drew people to certain stories, and then why they want to read Tolkien's story. The paragraphs themselves seem a bit hazardous, much of the content is just repetition and explanation. In a few of her body paragraphs there are portions which have no real purpose, they are like fillers. Her transitions are adequate. The topic of Each paragraph flows quiet well into the next. Her tone seemed formal, though her writing style is not. If she wanted to be unbiased, there was a lack of professionalism. The language used was comprehensible for an average level. There were no metaphors or similes, she did compare. Though that is nothing too uncommon, the whole purpose of the article is to compare similarities. I wouldn't consider her an expert on this particular subject. There is no position of the speaker, it lacks Ethos. Its singularly states the examples and explains them.
I have critiqued before, by for Art and not writing. Doing this has made me think of how others will see my writing. I know now, what other things to consider while writing to be sure that my point comes across they way I want it to. My expectations have on literature writing hasn't changed. Though many of the rules students learn in Freshmen and Sophomore year are thrown out the window. The formula we are taught to follow grind ceaselessly against the widely accepted free write style in a war for dominance. One style contradicts the other
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