During week 8 we had discussed many views on rhetoric. Rhetoric is used in many different forms and we encounter many every day. A popular place in which rhetoric is found is the media. We as consumers have to decipher between different advertisements, speakers, and other companies marketing what they have to offer. Rhetoric is also very popular within literature and one person who we have studied in this class is Malea Powell and her views on the topic.
Powell discusses how literature of minorities, including American Indian literature, is not portrayed enough in their own light to the general public. Only events that American Indians were involved in are well known, rather than learning about specific cultural aspects or other characteristics of native tribes. We also only read about original viewpoints of non-natives and not of native Indians.
Powell discusses how literature of minorities, including American Indian literature, is not portrayed enough in their own light to the general public. Only events that American Indians were involved in are well known, rather than learning about specific cultural aspects or other characteristics of native tribes. We also only read about original viewpoints of non-natives and not of native Indians.
