Analysis Of Freedom From Fear By Aung Sun Suu Kyi

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In “Freedom from Fear” Aung Sun Suu Kyi focused on clarifying that fear is what corrupts a person and eventually a nation, not power itself. She declared that “Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” Being an activist made her appearance stronger because of the fact that she is writing about how fear is what degrades society while she’s facing house arrest, and she does not allow the obstacles to stand in her way. That added character to her demeanor as a writer, especially in this piece. Through the use of rhetorical strategies such as; pathos, Imagery, organization, and authority, this writing allow readers to be captivated and ultimately agree with Aung Sun Suu Kyi. In the second paragraph Aung Sun Suu Kyi captures the reader 's attention using pathos to explain one of Burmese’s kinds of corruption: “chanda-gati, corruption induced by desire, is deviation from the right path in pursuit of bribes or for the sake of those one loves” (682). By doing so, Aung Sun Suu Kyi allows readers to get attached to the speech because most people can relate to that kind of corruption. The fact that Aung Sun placed chanda-gati as the first signal of persuasiveness which depicts that she is trying to get …show more content…

Suu Kyi started by captivating scholars ' attention using pathos. Aung Sun proceeds to capturing readers using chanda-gati because many readers could relate. Suu Kyi inserted a poem that provided imagery, allowing her audience to experience a firsthand image of the idea. The way Aung Sun organized her speech kept readers motivated to continue on reading. The fact that Suu Kyi is willing to give her physical freedom so that others may be free shows how passionate and authoritative she is. One of Aung Sun Suu Kyi famous quotes states “The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from

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