Rex's Rhetorical Analysis: Through The Eyes Of Jeanette

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This quote includes a rhetorical question that gives characterization to the father. When he asked it, he did not want an answer, he wanted Jeanette to feel reassurance in him. However, this question prompts readers to doubt Rex’s ethos. This is because the readers know that he has let Jeanette and her siblings down numerous times throughout the book, thus destroying his credibility. His statement gives insight to his frame of mind throughout the book. It is also dramatic irony because readers know he has disappointed Jeanette before, though Rex’s perception is different. He thinks he has been helping his children and making a good life for them, yet the kids have a very different view of his actions. They see him as a challenge they must overcome

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