Desmond Doss: The Conscientious Objector?

Desmond T. Doss, war hero of War World II. The amazing unarmed medic, who saved the lives of seventy-five men on Okinawa in 1945.And became the first conscientious objector to receive the medal of honor. Frances Doss, author of Desmond Doss: The Conscientious Objector, which is Desmond Doss wife, who wrote the book in his honor. In this essay, I will include the summary, authors purpose, audience, and narrative quality to provide a rhetorical analysis of Doss's book.
As a child growing up in a very religious home, Doss quickly learns the difference between right and wrong as a seventh-day Adventist Sabbath. While meeting the love of his life, Doss felt, as if it was his duty to help defend the country as the US (United States) entered World

War II. Forced to enlist as a conscientious objector to uphold the ten commandment " Thou shall not kill". Doss encounter countless situations due to his religion and health. But without budging Doss kept his faith in God. As a result, Doss is now used to symbolize your ideal Christian man.
Frances Doss, wrote this book to give people an understanding of a true Christian man. She used Doss's life to demonstrate how keeping God’s faith is very rewarding in the end. "He is thankful that he can...encourage others in their walk with the Lord."(337) Doss wanted to help others to understand the importance in placing God first. And how to overcome situation trusting in him (?); therefore, Mrs.Doss created this book to reach out to her audiences to help tell Doss’s story.
For the audience, I think Mrs.

Doss was aiming for Christian and young readers. “God had promised to give that special blessing to those who were faithful”(53).As a Christian, this book is a good example to prove that standing by your faith no matter the situation can help in the long run. As for younger readers, I believed Mrs. Doss wanted her audience to view her husband as a role model for kids who are easily influenced by others to understand how important it is to stand up for who you are (Sentence above is a mouth full, break it up). For example,“ Tomorrow is my Sabbath — no, God’s Sabbath — and I can’t work then”(73).Doss father turned down a job he needed, but instead of listening to others, he maintained to put his priorities first and stick to his own faith.This book supported both primary and secondary audience; however, Mrs. Doss lacked narrative quality.
In this book, Mrs. Doss rarely used narrative qualities. Throughout the book she never gave the audience a scent of smell, taste, feel, or sound. She did use sight, but never in complete details. For example, "the young man's face lit up with a smile", throughout the book there were never in-depth qualities. I believe since this was not her story, she didn’t know the details of every situation that happened. She could only provide the thoughts of Desmond

Doss.
Overall, this book is a good read. I can say that this book has taught me to never give in and always be grateful for what you have. Just as Doss did, even when Dorothy passed after the car crash. Doss was still thankful that he had the chance to have Dorothy in his life the time she was there. Also, he was glad that she was not suffering anymore due to breast cancer. This book has not only taught me to be thankful but to always trust in God. "I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me." And that’s exactly what Doss did. In this essay, I covered the rhetorical analysis that provide a summary, authors purpose, audience, and narrative quality.