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Ethos In The Deep By Anthony Doerr

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Ethos, Pathos, and logos, are all sweeping, in and out of the lines of the story; “The Deep” written by Anthony Doerr. Simply, the relationship between Tom and his mother, as well as his relationship with Ruby, are ethical as well as a part of Pathos because of the emotional instability throughout Tom’s unforgiving life. His struggles show how vulnerable he is, as well as the town itself. With the mine dying so to speak, so is the town. The mine is the heart of the city in many ways and with that only time will tell how long until the entire town will be dead. Winding subtly within the undertones are the logically reliable statements that Tom’s mother give him as reminders for Tom to acknowledge. Ulin, Rafferty and O’Keefe have further insight …show more content…

Lastly, O’Keefe is a writer from “The rumpus” as well as, a writer that has published work in Europe and three reviews including “Memory Wall.” Ulin starts with a quote talking about how vital memory is and makes living worth the seemingly brutal, everlasting pressures of day to day living. Ulin states: “You have to begin to lose your memory, if only in bits and pieces.” He also declares: “to realize that memory is what makes our lives.” He is quoting from Luis Bunuel from the beginning of the book. In Tom’s case in the story, his …show more content…

“Every six months a minor is laid off, gets drafted or dies, and is replaced by another (Doerr.” Day by day, the men go to the mining shafts for hours upon hours, consequently Tom has to go and find value in the other things in his adventures. He and Ruby go to the pond and Tom has to basically be Ruby’s air for her to live and come back up from the deep parts of that pond. In the end, Tom lives to be twenty-one, unknowingly how long he understandably has to live and enjoy his time

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