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Rhetorical Analysis Of From Education

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Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay “From Education” emphasizes the value of education and wants to improve the currently flawed system by granting students more freedom and individuality and he does this through his use of tone. In order for Emerson to push his message out, he must in someway convince the audience that the current system is flawed and does this using negative diction to establish his tone. When Emerson talks about the current school system he associates it with the word “mechanical” and “drill”(192), and this is important because this is one way Emerson will advance his message. The word “mechanical” sounds emotionless to the audience and “drill” will translate to repetitive busywork; this develops frustration with most of the
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