I Will Fight No More Forever

Project By:D Atwood, A Fausto, and L Navarro

Thesis or Claim

• Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé tribe voices his views towards to constant quarrels among his people and the U.S. Army.

• He speaks of his people’s incessant struggles to survive among the violence.

• The chief finally announces his resignation to fighting and his hope to reunite any remaining members of his tribe.

Tone or Attitude• The chief gives off a resigned attitude

and pessimist image on the circumstances he and his people are in.

• “My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food.”

• His way of speaking and his direct language make it clear as to his desire to surrender.

• “I am tired of fighting.”

Purpose• Address the tribes• State his view of fighting• End the fighting • Prevent more deaths

– “Our chiefs are killed.”– “The old men are all dead.”– “My people, some of them, have run away to

the hills… no one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death.”

• Stop the suffering of his people

Audience and Occasion

•Speaking to his people (Tribe) •General Howard

– “Tell General Howard I know his heart.”

•To past chiefs that have died

– “Hear me, my chiefs.”•During a time of war with the United States

Evidence or Data• “The Nez Percé had signed a treaty in 1863 giving

the government control of the tribe’s land,” (p.594).– Chief Joseph refused to recognize the treaty.

• U.S. wanted to move the tribe from Oregon to Idaho.

• 1877 war started between tribe and U.S. • “On October 5, after defeat in a battle in the Bear

Paw Mountains of Montana, Chief Joseph finally surrendered,” (p.594).

• The Nez Percé ended up being sent to a territory in Oklahoma.

AppealsEthos:• By the author being the chief of the tribe there is more

attention paid to what he says• He might be taken more seriously and/or given more of a

response because he is the leaderLogos:• “I Will Fight No More Forever” itself had less appeal to facts

and documents, but it did contain decisions by logic• Simply, one example would be the chief’s reasoning for

ending the war; he saw that his people were suffering, so he decided he wanted to stop it

Pathos: • The chief is seen in a more compassionate light when he

refers to his “children” because he does not literally mean his offspring, but those in his tribe

• By appealing to emotions, readers sympathize with the chief and his people’s struggles

Assumptions or Warrants

• If he stops the fight with the whites he will get to see his children once again.

• But maybe he might be pretending, so that the whites can win and he can get something out of it.

• He might think that if the war doesn’t stop then all the Indians will die and be no more.

StyleRhetorical modes• It makes us want to feel sorry for him because he wants the

war to end.• He hasn’t seen any of his children.• He is a good person.Devices• Allegory: describing how Indians life was and how Chief

Joseph didn’t like the fight with the whites.• Short story: it is a brief summary of why Chief Joseph

doesn't want to fight any more.Diction• He uses very descriptive words to describe how he feels.Syntax• He uses short sentences it makes them stronger. • Easy language anyone can understand.

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• Crewell, Dustin. "The Art of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos." The Art of Rhetoric:Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. 2006. Mar 2007 <http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4>.

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