English 1B Professor Cave Essay 1: First draft 23 September 2014 The power of emotional appeal We live in a civilized world where children are thought to obey their parents, wives are supposed to be faithful to their husbands not have affairs and murdering is morally wrong. Jesus himself tells us that if someone slaps us, turn the other cheek. One of the most popular enforcer of these rules would be the Ten Commandments, which are the words of our divine and powerful God. Humans are thought that God is present everywhere and witnesses our every action. Anyone who breaks the rules and goes against the grain is guilty according to society and it finds a way to punish our naughty behavior; the children are beaten or grounded; the unfaithful partner gets a guilt trip by the church then comes a nasty divorce; the murderer is sent to prison or gets a death sentence. We are aware of these rules and mostly agree with them. Other times however human beings, being the emotional creatures that we are goes against the grain of society. The following three characters are great examples of people who have put up with non-sense that builds up overtime and causes tension within. Jing-Mei Woo is a little girl who stops taking her motherʼs advice and wants to create her own identity; Calixta is a married woman whose sexual needs has been neglected and cheats on her husband; Montresor is a man whose friend has been insulting his intelligence countless times and wants revenge. Although their actions are wrong according to society, the church and the law, the author has done a great job getting the audience to identify and root for these three characters. According to the Ten Commandments in the bible and society, children are supposed to obey their parents. Children who disobey their parents are viewed as bad and are often criticized. To avoid this, parents create laws and rules and impose them on them and impose their roles as authority figures and children's role as law-abiding beings. A popular saying is "kids should be seen, not heard" supports this notion of the parent's willingness to suppress children from expressing themselves freely. This prevents the children from crossing the line and allows the parents maintain their role as authority figures. However, the children reach a breaking point where they feel the need to assert their own identity. They become rebels and often go against the parents' strict rules. In Jing-Mei Wooʼs case, she has become mature enough to disobey her mother who constantly shoves her own idea on her daughter; play the piano, do

this do that, I know what is best for you. All of which are attempts to use her achievements as a mean to dominate others. The storm is a story in which a married woman, Calixta, has a sexual encounter with another man other than her husband. The story occurs during a period of time when society taken away most of womenʼs freedom of choices. They were viewed as housewives and nothing else. As a result, many of womenʼs desire and wants are suppressed. Calixta is no different. She runs into a previous lover and the both end up making love. Once the storm passes, Calixta returns home and feels very good. Her mood is so positive that her husband and son covered in mud are both in shock. They are unaware of Calixta has done behind their back. When a couple gets married, they take a vow to remain each otherʼs soul mate until the end of time. Well, this is just a statement on paper, that does not necessarily means that they will stay truth to it. Society in general would normally label Calixta as a slut, but as readers, we understand where she is coming from. We are all humans; we have desires, craves and needs. They are all forms of energy that need to be release from time to time. Calixta is no different. Her sexual desires have been neglected and her husband only sees on dimension of her personality. T   Newtonʼs third law of physics confirms this truth; for every action there is a reaction. In the case of Montresor, he has endured countless insults from Fortunato who seems to be inconsiderate of other peopleʼs feeling and how his actions effect them. Despite committing murdering a friend in a terrible manner, the story is told in a way that cause the reader to sympathize with Montresor. The author has successfully revealed Fortunato as an arrogant man who thoughtlessly puts his intelligence above all at the expense of others and give the readers enough concrete emotional on which we can hate him. No matter what society tells us, the Ten Commandments, we are emotional creatures with personal desires, craves and feelings. If somehow they have been suppressed or hurt in any fashion, it is a normal for us to have vengeful thoughts and feelings. Children should obey their parents, but there comes a period when they feel the need to assert their identity. This process involves going against the parentsʼ will who often tell their children “I know whatʼs best for you”. Itʼs a good opportunity for the children to build a strong spine and courage. Women, just like men are sexual creatures. But women often hide this fact because they are afraid of being judged. Women also enjoy attention and the reminder that they are sexually appealing. If this need is not fulfilled at home, they will seek it elsewhere. This is the reality of being a human being and the sooner we accept this facts rather than rejecting them, the better.