Essay 1 Draft

Gibran Sheikh

Professor Mandy Macklin

English 115

17 September 2012

Essay 1 - Brainstorm

Ideas

·         emotion and empathy - audience targeted is broadened with more emotional input into the essay - pathos.

·         plot communication through ethics of the nineteenth century - relations in history will give a more solid focus on the ideals of the essay - ethos.

·         use human understanding to incorporate society and research in the essay - essay will provide a solid backdrop on the world - logos.

Quotes

·         "To live with his physical hideousness, incapacitating deformities and unremitting pain is trial enough, but to be exposed to the cruelly lacerating expressions of horror and disgust by all who behold him — is even more difficult to bear,"(3) - Ross describing Merrick as a "freak". This quote is hypocritical, shows how Ross is understandable to the fact that depicting Merrick as a "freak" will only make it more difficult for Merrick to live with himself, yet Ross seems to bypass this and present Merrick anyways.

·         "'Treves: Though, I must warn you, women are not quite real to him -- more creatures of his imagination' 'Mrs. Kendal: Then he is already like other men, Mr. Treves'"(29) - This dialogue exchange between Treves and Kendal shows that without her knowing, Mrs. Kendal feels that Merrick is just like any other man, with the description that Treves gave her. She seems to be unaware of his deformities which is interesting as it shows how appearances can make all the difference.

Essay 1 - Prejudice: A Mockery

            Does a society define prejudice? Is it something that is imitable? The answers to the two questions posed is a simple yes. Human beings, unique as they are, can sometimes be deemed and labeled as certain things that society has nowadays considered to be morally wrong. However, this has not always been the case. Take for example nineteenth century London. Population growth and industrial enhancements were only few of the benefits to the country, but education there didn't hit hard until the early twentieth century.

Works Cited

Brown, Robert W. "London in the 19th Century." London in the 19th Century. University of North Carolina at Pembroke, 16 Apr. 2004. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/london_19c.html>.

Johnson, Jane. "London History." London History. Unica Multimedia, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.britannia.com/history/londonhistory/viclon.html>.

Pomerance, Bernard. The Elephant Man. New York: Grove, 1979. Print.