Article: One Husband, Two Kids, Three Deployments
Author: Melissa Seligman
The article I read had a lot to do with the fact that today is memorial day in the United States. This holiday honors those soldiers who fought and died for their country. Melissa Seligman (author of article) is the wife of a american who has been deployed three times. The entire article revolves around the struggle between this couple over the lack of proper communication. It was mostly a message to all the wives who are awaiting for the arrival of their husbands from war, showing them that it is possible to keep a marriage alive in spite of being in two different continents, worrying about one another. The author had a web-cam based relationship with her loved one, which she could not handle. She finally learned that letters were actually the best way to keep the flame going, stating that they let them “regain control” of their marriage
The article has an abundant use of pathos. Evidently, Seligman wanted to reach people’s emotions, specially on such an emotional day for America. Over the past century, war, terrorism, and global conflict, has affected affected millions of families and idividuals around the globe. It has become a very popular topic to write about because of its emotional impact. Seligman has done a lot of literary work concerning the matter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/opinion/25seligman.html?ref=opinion
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