Garrett

Lone Survivor

            The war in Afghanistan might be the start of a new enemy for America; terror. The author, Marcus Luttrell, communicates his message of what really happened in Afghanistan and how it differed from the events that the American public had heard. He describes how the Liberal media picks up on the Taliban media that is used to criticize the SEALs and enrage Afghans. This book also has a deeper meaning, showing not only what the war was actually like, but also through the eyes of a U.S. Navy SEAL. It describes the horrors of war and death, and it uses strong language to accurately depict the actions the four men took.

            This book has a couple debates between the four men and makes the reader think about what he or she might do in the same situation. For example, when the men have captured the goat herders and are deciding what their options are, it makes one think about what the right thing to do strategically, morally, and ethically is. To correctly analyze these decisions one would have to know about the subject and be experienced, so this book seems to be written for teenagers and older, also judging upon the language that is used. That is just a base age; one should also be familiar with the topics to make any justifiable decisions.

            Reading this book in school is more beneficial to an understanding of the book than reading this book outside of school. Reading in school has required someone to analyze points and do assignments accordingly. While someone might argue that he or she does analyze the book when reading for pleasure, he or she usually cannot communicate with other readers of the same book to get an alternate interpretation of a point or event in the book. If a single person is reading the book then the state of the audience would be very ineffective because it could drastically vary depending on the one person.

            In conclusion, this book is an effective use of rhetoric because the author is credible, he has a clear message that he communicates to a certain age group, and the book has a deeper meaning that the readers have to analyze. He is also effective in his use of pathos and logos, giving many examples that spark different emotions. When this book was written, the author had correctly assessed the state of the world by assuming that the world was concerned with the war in Afghanistan. He had a clear theme in this book, which was inspiration, which he had received from all his characters to write the book. He was inspired to write about glorified people from his childhood to his training and finally to the intense firefight.