Capt Mbaye Diagne In Rwanda

Rwanda was the theater to one of the most atrocious events not only in the 20th century, but also in the history with killing more than 800,000 people in just 100 days. The ethnic genocide flared up when the Hutu president died in the shooting down of his plane on 6 April 1994. These events have been recorded and explained by Mark Doyle, a BBC journalist who experienced the annihilation in Rwanda. In the article" A Good Man in Rwanda" is targeting readers in order to show the vital role of Capt Mbaye Diagne. Among all of these horrifying events and the endless bloodshed, Diagne, who is 30 years old and a UN peacekeeper from Senegal, emerges as a dove of peace and puts his own life on the line to save others. In the article, " A Good Man in

Using pathos plays a major role in gaining sympathy of readers and getting the reader into that historical event even if it will not be as it was. As many writers, Doyle uses children as a prominent element for pathos because readers always feel empathy for what is happening to any child. A good example is the case of the children of Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana who took a brick-built bungalow as a shelter from the militia. Doyle expresses the fear of the children while they were looking at soldiers who wanted to kill their parents through a tiny window. In this case, the reader feels a deep grief because those children should not see or encounter such situations. However, the writer turns that feeling of depression into a feeling of glory by explaining the heroic role of Diagne when he was able to rescue and help those children to overcome their fear and transfer them to a safe hotel. The writer shows clearly that from the suffering which symbolized darkness, there is a light to send hope and that light is in the heroic role of

A good example showing the credibility of Doyle is realted to the prominent role of Diagne is his case; When he was with Diagne and the militia wanted to kill him because he is Belgian (considered as an enemy), Diagne didn’t stand with arms folded; he started joking with the soldiers. Dolye said, "He used his sense of humor to talk his way through the roadblocks.” Diagne in many times used his sense of humor to break the tension of the moment with the militia. Also, even though he was a Muslim, he used to carry alcohol in his car, not for him, but in order to overtake the roadblocks and make a good relationship with the militia who stopped him. In general, people misunderstand the concept of hero: they think that he is someone who can help others by his physical power, but actually, the true hero is the one who can deal with difficult situations wisely. This situation builds trust in the readers’ minds and makes them believe in Dolye when he talks about the unbelievable role of Diagne in helping and rescuing