Rhetorical Analysis Of Florence Kelley Speech

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Florence Kelley portrays her reasoning of decreasing child labor through the employing of repetition. In the speech Kelley reiterates the phrase "an while we sleep little white girls will be working tonight in the mills...eleven hours a night". The repetition emphasizes the long harsh hours kids have to endure, at such a young age, while adults are sleeping in their nice, warm homes. This creates a sense of pathos because it makes people feel guilty for ignoring the facts of cruel child labor, thinking it is not bringing any harm to them. When Kelley uses "little girl", it establishes pathos and a little bit of imagery, by making the audience feel dejected; it allows them to picture a little girl, working all day and staying up all night, in