Analysis Of The ArticleHamilton And The Hip-Hop Case For...

In February of 2016, Adam Gopnik wrote the Article â€Å"Hamilton† and the Hip-Hop Case For Progressive Heroism based on the play â€Å"Hamilton.† The play is an American musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton, written get people thinking about theatre and history in ways they are probably not used to through rap and hip-hop. Gopnik, as well as others, compares â€Å"Hamilton† to â€Å"South Pacific† and â€Å"Camelot,† supposedly the musicals of the Kennedy and Truman-Eisenhower era, by identifying â€Å"Hamilton† as the Obama era musical. Adam is nowhere new to writing; he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1986, contributing to memoir and criticism. He did a good job of showing the reader how he feels about the play. Throughout the play, there†¦show more content†¦The author presented a strong appeal to logos, with many facts and logical progressions of ideas. The history and facts of the play creates a direct voice of logic. Once given all of the details, one can only feel a certain way. There was no type of bias in the writing to persuade the reader to feel any type of way, which goes back to what I said about Gopnik not showing any clear signs of any claims of policy. He did a great job of telling his thoughts and feelings on the play, all without contradicting the reader’s own. Throughout the article, Adam a strong source that strengthens his credibility and appeal to ethos, as well as build his clarity. That source is Gopnik himself. He has specific examples throughout the article that supports his claims, which makes him appear to be more knowledgeable. And with a writing background like his, you’re more likely to take his word for the majority of his arguments, or at least hear him out for what he’s arguing. Along with ethos, Gopnik effectively makes an appeal to pathos. He recognizes the art and history behind the play, which in turn, he provides thoughts and beliefs. Like when he admitted that he