Week two, Column 2
Anna Quindlen, All My Babies Are Gone Now
This week, we're talking about motherhood.
Anna Quindlen delights her audience with her column' concerning how fast her children have grown up as well as the grand debate as to who the real experts in parenting are. She expresses her subject using anecdotes, nostalgic imagery, and forms of pathos forming her argument on motherhood and how no one really knows anything. The author, as in past essays, utilizes many anecdotes about her children and their mishaps throughout their development such as " The time [she] ordered food at McDonald's drive-through speaker and then drove away without picking it up from the window" (lines 47-48). Although not the sparkling example of "the perfect mother" , Quindlen uses a humorous tone throughout connecting to her audience, especially engaging mothers or fathers who will bond knowing life's many ups and downs raising children. She appears to know a great deal of motherhood considering she's raised three children, just about making her an expert on her subject. Lastly, she explores candid imagery stating "There is one picture of the three of them, sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6,4, and 1" (lines 53-55). Stories such as these paint pictures in her audience's mind, appeal to pathos, and make clear her knowledge of the topic.
Anna Quindlen delights her audience with her column' concerning how fast her children have grown up as well as the grand debate as to who the real experts in parenting are. She expresses her subject using anecdotes, nostalgic imagery, and forms of pathos forming her argument on motherhood and how no one really knows anything. The author, as in past essays, utilizes many anecdotes about her children and their mishaps throughout their development such as " The time [she] ordered food at McDonald's drive-through speaker and then drove away without picking it up from the window" (lines 47-48). Although not the sparkling example of "the perfect mother" , Quindlen uses a humorous tone throughout connecting to her audience, especially engaging mothers or fathers who will bond knowing life's many ups and downs raising children. She appears to know a great deal of motherhood considering she's raised three children, just about making her an expert on her subject. Lastly, she explores candid imagery stating "There is one picture of the three of them, sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6,4, and 1" (lines 53-55). Stories such as these paint pictures in her audience's mind, appeal to pathos, and make clear her knowledge of the topic.