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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Marian Evans Lewes's Letter

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Being a writer requires you to have an open mind, patience, and dedication. In the letter written by Marian Evans Lewes, an English novelist, she writes to Melusina Fay Pierce, a young woman who aspires to be a writer. In this letter, Lewes will encourage the young woman to chase after her dream of being a writer and the different challenges she’s going to have to face on being an up and coming writer. Through this letter Lewes will convey an array of rhetorical strategies to convey her feeling on becoming an upcoming writer. Lewes expresses that she is touched by the letter that Pierce sent, and throughout this letter she conveys a sympathetic tone. I feel that Lewes has an automatic deep connection with the young girl because she was once …show more content…

She is telling her to not be a writer until she becomes older and wiser, but she is also encouraging her to become a writer by comparing herself to the young woman. When Lewis states “.....can be better than trashy, unripe fruit”, she is using imagery to show that young writers are not ready, like an “unripe fruit”, to become a writer. Lewes uses a great amount of diction thought he letter, for example when she say “Triumphant”, “melancholy” and “Exultation”. Using a great amount of diction implies you know what you are talking about, which in this case Lewes …show more content…

Having done it, one finds oneself the reverse of proud” (lines 51-52), in this text she implies that if you accomplish many things at a young age then overtimes it’s going to mean nothing to you. She uses rhetorical strategies by saying that she should be a writer, but also saying that accomplishing this as a young writer will provide you no joy over time. Lewes constantly compares herself to the young girl so she sees that she is not the only one that went through what she’s going through, giving the young girl a sense of relief. Letters are a personal connection between two people a long time ago, by Lewes responding back to her means that she felt a connection with the young American girl and felt obligated to help her. “Something of all that I have gone through myself. I have never known perfect health…[I have felt] the wants of others as my own...” (lines 34-38). Lewes uses personal confessions, as seen in this quote, thought her letter to heighten the effectiveness of this letter. Lewes is opening up and showing herself and her past, teaching the young girl that she too has struggled with hurdles and overcome

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