The alternative lens, in Nafisi's argument, would allow ourselves to transcend our limitations to open and nourish our minds. Creating the shock recognition, Nafisi suggested in (Lunsford, p. 910) that despite the colossal differences between the citizens from all parts of the world, we should put ourselves aside the political indifferences and feel them. The famous literary quote, as stated in Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird), "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around it," greatly appertrains Nafisi's definition of empathy. Lee's Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) was a lawyer and he was brutally honest, a tireless crusader, and he devoided any racial prejudices in small town because he established an empathy, linking with an innocent, battered black man, and accepted his role to avail the case, protecting him. That is what Nafisi wanted from all of us, to climb into somebody's skin and walk around it. Instead of Nafisi’s attempt to persuade us, she used emotional appeals in her essay.
Out of three modes of persuasion in rhetoric, Nafisi used the pathos dominantly in her essay. She linked all of us by using a general passion in her delivery and an overall number of emotional items in the text of the speech. She mentioned nothing of her characteristics or her reasoning, but an emotional allurement out of Nafisi’s thoughts. I believe that, as Nafisi suggested in Lunsford (p. 910), we should fight for what we believe as long we understand the opposing argument first. The parallel of that is assumedly similar to the well-known phrase, “You got to know your enemy first before you know yourself.” Understanding others is as vital as we need to open and analyze ourselves. Nafisi, not directly, asked all of us to rapport each other to make the world a better place.
It concludes in Nafisi’s meat-and-potatoes text in Lunsford (p. 910) that we should stop and smell the roses. We are to ponder, and develop the empathy among ourselves that would make all of us hold hands at the end.
I laughed at your last paragraph, but really it is a good conclusion to end your blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lazy.. I like your ending, I like your meaphors with Nafisi's text and food lol
ReplyDeleteI liked how you applied Pathos to your blog and it gives the reader the general idea how the essay is all about. I also liked when you said, "Nafisi, not directly, asked all of us to rapport each other to make the world a better place."
ReplyDeleteWonderfully written. :)
I really enjoy reading this. This is one of the best one for me to read on the blog!
ReplyDeleteNice Job!
I'll join everyone else by saying wonderful things about your blog. Wonderful job, Gabrielle (unsure for sex of TheManhattanProject).
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of holding hands, a fun fact for y'all: Little more than 31,500,000 people will be needed to circle the Earth holding hands.
If we all "stop and smell the roses," what makes you think everyone will hold hands? Do you truly think every single human being on this planet has an ounce of empathy? What if people were never exposed to the very ideology of empathy? Would they still stop and wonder then hold hands? Is that a realistic picture?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, fictional characters are pretty much ALWAYS based on real ones. ;-)
Being a person who believes violence is the answer and man is dark in nature, do you believe Nafisi is right? Meaning do you think we need to empathize with people as much as Nafisi is urging us to?
ReplyDeletei agree with the smiley face. It is also wonderfully written.
ReplyDeleteQuoting Lee's Atticus Finch was a good way to link to the subject of empathy, good job.
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