Lori Arvisos, Logos, Irony, And Pathos

Lori Arviso was an inspiration to many others like herself. She wanted others to learn more about her journey, so she decided to tell her story. She used many rhetorical choices to create a connection between her journey and her sense of identity and self, These rhetorical choices include metaphors, irony, and pathos. These are all a massive part of helping the author make these connections.

To start off, Arviso uses metaphors in her autobiography to make connections between her journey and her sense of identity and self. In this passage, Arviso states, “This sense of being torn between worlds was reflected even in my studies: I chose a double major, psychology and sociology, modified with Native American studies. I received honors in my freshman seminar as well as in two Native American studies courses that stressed writing. As a result, I found myself thinking of teaching Native American studies as a career, and perhaps also becoming a writer.” (Paragraph 1) She is comparing all of the difficult decisions she made to the idea that she was being torn between two worlds. This

Arviso also tells us, “Though we often felt as though we didn’t belong at Dartmouth, the ironic truth is that we did belong, or rather, we were entitled to be there. Eleazar Wheelock, the Connecticut minister who founded Dartmouth College in 1769, did so with funds that came from King George II, who wished to establish a place to ‘educate the savages.’” As the author says herself in this quote none of these people felt they belonged on this campus, but they belonged more than anyone else because this campus was created for them. This is a connection to the authors identity and self because with many things she has done in her like she has felt excluded, like the one that didn’t belong there. In reality, she deserved all the good things that came her way. She has worked tremendously hard for everything she has