Rhetorical Analysis On Owning A Book By Louise Erdrich

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Louise Erdrich centers her passage on owning a bookstore in Minneapolis and its importance in today’s world. The author uses poetic language including parallelism, imagery, metaphors, and word choice to effectively stress the importance and impact bookstores have on the development of democracy in one's life. The use of such poetic language influences the audience's emotions using specific references or events the author includes in the passage. For example, the passage states “like a hungry person smile on his face was like that too… rapt with anticipation.” The author describes the joy a person experiences when receiving a book and highlights the joy and importance one can gain from a book. it shows the audience how books can bring people