Diversity is beautiful when people are willing to accept others. Yet, when people are forced to tolerate others, they can be startled quickly - causing reverse effects. In “Did Busing Slow Boston’s Desegregation,” Farah Stockman explains how pushing people to integrate can have negative results. Moreover, Stockman emphasizes the role of neighbors in desegregation through the use of rhetorical strategies. The author believes the purpose of neighbors in society is to shape each other’s identity, and he does so through his use of anecdotes, dramatic and situational irony.
Farah Stockman sets up how neighbors can cause either damage or strengthen a person’s identity with anecdotes. Stockman introduces an adverse effect caused by a neighbor while telling Junior’s story: “The bottle sailed through the air and smashed. Fire spread across Junior’s yard. The ‘friend’ ran off into the dark” (Stockman 1). By Stockman using an anecdote, he creates a foundation of empathy for the reader to have with the protagonist, Junior. Later, this empathy can be used as a chord for the author to manipulate the reader’s perspective towards his argument. Additionally, the author gives a counterexample of how a neighbor can be a positive effect:“Junior loved Sal’s grandmother’s risotto. Sal loved …show more content…
Farah Stockman shows this in his article “Did Busing Slow Boston’s Desegregation” where Junior was affected by his neighbors. Fear caused neighbors to either attack other neighbors like Junior or stand with them during the hardship of forcing integration. Stockman’s expressing his claim through rhetorical strategies causes the reader to have empathy and be open-minded about diverse groups. Moreover, if Stockman’s claim was kept in the back of people’s mind, maybe society could fill in gaps between distinct
Farah Stockman sets up how neighbors can cause either damage or strengthen a person’s identity with anecdotes. Stockman introduces an adverse effect caused by a neighbor while telling Junior’s story: “The bottle sailed through the air and smashed. Fire spread across Junior’s yard. The ‘friend’ ran off into the dark” (Stockman 1). By Stockman using an anecdote, he creates a foundation of empathy for the reader to have with the protagonist, Junior. Later, this empathy can be used as a chord for the author to manipulate the reader’s perspective towards his argument. Additionally, the author gives a counterexample of how a neighbor can be a positive effect:“Junior loved Sal’s grandmother’s risotto. Sal loved …show more content…
Farah Stockman shows this in his article “Did Busing Slow Boston’s Desegregation” where Junior was affected by his neighbors. Fear caused neighbors to either attack other neighbors like Junior or stand with them during the hardship of forcing integration. Stockman’s expressing his claim through rhetorical strategies causes the reader to have empathy and be open-minded about diverse groups. Moreover, if Stockman’s claim was kept in the back of people’s mind, maybe society could fill in gaps between distinct