Review Of Terry Tempest Williams Clan Of The One-Breasted Women

Terry Tempest Williams, 71, an American author, conservationist, and activist. She claims herself as a member of the “Clan of the One-Breasted Women,” which is also the name of her biography. Williams wrote an autobiography named the “Clan of the One-Breasted Women,” Williams is very bold for creating the title of her biography with “clan.” In the title, she is empowering one-breasted women due to breast cancer. Williams is very familiar with breast cancer, considering her mother, grandmother and her six aunts have all have mastectomies because of breast cancer. She is from a Mormon family that has lived in Utah since 1847. William’s purpose is to bring together all who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and are Mormon, to bring them together

Ethos, pathos and logos is used numerous times throughout her biography. Ethos means building credibility, building connection with the audience and convinces them to listen as you are speaking. Pathos means making the audience feel like it is important by using an emotion to try to make you believe it is important. Logos means using evidence to back the message, using facts. In William’s biography she says “I belong to a Clan of One-Breasted Women. My mother, my grandmothers, and six aunts have all had mastectomies. Seven are dead. The two who survive have just completed rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. I've had my own problems: two biopsies for breast cancer and a small tumor removed between my ribs diagnosed as "a borderline malignancy."” In that excerpt from her biography, the appeals that is being used is pathos because she is making the audience feel like what she is saying is important by using emotion and speaking about her loved ones who mean a lot to her and what they have been

William’s tone is very straightforward and direct. She goes ahead and speaks upon what happened to her and her loved ones. "One-Breasted Women" is an empowerment clan for women that have removed one of their breast to prevent it from spreading throughout her body. Another excerpt from Williams biography is, "Children, I am fine. I want you to know I felt the arms of God around me." We believed her. My father cried. Our mother, his wife, was 38 years old.” This piece from her biography creates a direct and sympathetic