Period 4: Chapters 4 and 5: Question 2

[Maddie]

Which appeal was the most prominent in chapters four and five? Was it the most effective one?

Remember that you have to answer 2 questions for credit for our lesson in addition to the responses required by Mrs. Gilbert.

[Lindsey]

At first glance I thought that logos was the most prominent appeal because Prejean frequently uses statistics throughout the novel. However, I was in the group that examined her appeals to pathos last class period, and I determined that this is the most effective appeal in chapters four and five.
The night just before Pat's execution (in chapter four) he confesses that he has never known real love. He states "It's a shame a man has to come to prison to find love," but he thanks Helen for loving him (82). We, as the audience, feel for Pat because of the author's pathos.

[Samantha]

I would definitely say that pathos seemed most prominent to me in chapters 4 and 5. Like Lindsey said, she used a lot of statistics and anecdotes of others so logos seemed most prominent initially. However, I think that throughout both chapters, the relationship between Sonnier and Prejean begins to grow even more and Prejean uses pathos to illustrate that. I think that the song she used - "Be Not Afraid," - was especially moving and definitely appeald to pathos more than ethos or logos.