Rhetorical Analysis Of Ain T I A Woman

Are women capable of doing things men do? Many people may not agree. On the other hand, I agree. The speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” from Sojourner Truth talks about how women are capable of doing things that men do. In my opinion, she does an excellent job proving her point that women are absolutely capable. She mentions motherhood/women's pregnancy, Biblical references, as to how women can bring the world right side up, and how Jesus Christ was born. Many people think women are weak, but I am here to prove to you otherwise.

To start with, Sojourner Truth has experienced motherhood/women's pregnancy. Sojourner has had to see her thirteen children sold off to slavery. In paragraph 2 she states, “I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all

Then women can make it better. For instance, “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!” Here she shows the effect of ethos. When she uses Biblical references, it’s because the Bible talks about morals. It has this effect on the reader that if God says something, they should listen. Sojourner Truth uses the reference of Adam and Eve. Eve gave Adam the fruit when they weren’t supposed to eat it. So they punished them, and now the consequences were death, pain, and sickness. Because of this story, I suppose men think women are dumb. No one talks about how God told Adam not to eat the food because if not, people would face consequences. From the start, God wanted Adam to protect Eve, but the one who didn’t listen was Adam, a man. So I do believe here that if Eve had that much power to turn the world upside down, then we women are capable of making it better again. Sojourner made a true point. Now, as Sojourner Truth stated, “And now they are asking to do it, the men better let them.” Men better let women because I know women have the potential and Sojourner Truth believes so as