The Importance Of Spies During The Cold War

John Le Carre. The spy who came in from the cold.( Walker publishing company inc, 1963) believes that being a spy during the cold war can be very dangerous.You have to be very secretive and use various skills to get the most important information available.The author presents the theme of love instead of inhumanity. The inhumanity can result in horrible consequences and the character never wants that to happen to anyone. Maybe that's why he was a spy to try to have a plant to change their minds and not have to end innocent people's lives for they could have more power than other countries.The author explains how having to make life or death decisions is very important during the cold war. The point of the book is to show the leadership and the creative ways spies had to be in the cold war. …show more content…
They have to act like a whole different person because if they show their real identity they may be imprisoned or dead.The intended audience is those who want to know the role of spies. The evidence used for the the book was using original stories and researching the cold war and understanding why they needed spies so much. Also the author was a spy during the war so it might be his experiences used throughout the book and wanted to show the readers what spies did that made an impact during the cold war. The main character in the book was Carre So he had good information in the book with the ups and downs of doing his job. The authors argument is persuasive because it shows that without spies the cold war really wouldn’t existed but if it did the outcome would probably be