A Rhetorical Examination of The Homeless and Their...

In â€Å"The Homeless and Their Children†, author Jonathon Kozol explains how poverty and homelessness can go hand in hand, but he also shows his readers that the government in New York City during the 1980’s did not really attempt to assist those in need. The author shows us how the homeless and illiterate struggled by sharing with us an interview with a young woman called Laura who resided in a massive welfare hotel. Kozol did not find it necessary to write this piece in a persuasive tone, or a compassionate tone, or even an angry tone to get his message across. He did not need to include a multitude of statistics to convince his readers that homelessness, illiteracy, and governmental apathy were issues. As stated in the introductory†¦show more content†¦Later on in the story, Kozol addresses to the audience the situation of Laura’s budget. By providing Laura’s report of her exact figures of her income and expenditures, he caters again to t he reader’s logical reasoning skills by giving us a more precise and mathematical understanding of her plight. Also, Kozol writes about the process of churning: â€Å"’Those on welfare’, the Community Service Society of New York said in a report published in 1984, â€Å"may be suddenly removed from welfare rolls ‘for reasons unrelated to their actual need,’ or even to eligibility standards† (Kozol 306). By giving us a direct quote and a documented source, the readers can assume that this statement is true and we can make a better, more informed opinion on this topic. Lastly, he uses a metaphor to describe the appearance of Laura’s children: â€Å"In the room are two boys with dark and hollowed eyes and an infant girl. A third boy is outside and joins us later. The children have the washed-out look of the children Walker Evans photographed for ‘Let Us Now Praise Famous Men’† (Kozol 306). 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