Analysis

This analysis of David Joy’ essay, “Digging in the Trash”, is inspired by the rhetorical pentagram model.

In what follows, we will explore the topics of the text, which include living in poverty and its consequences, such as violence and addiction.

We will present writer David Joy and the image he conveys through the personal experiences shared in the essay.

We will look at the potential reader of the text and categories of people mentioned by the author, such as poor and rich Americans.

We will examine the language used by David Joy, paying attention to choice of words, tone, rhetorical devices, and forms of appeal.

We will detail the circumstances of the speech, looking at poverty in the US.

Finally, we will focus on the writer’s intention of defending people living in poverty from being judged by privileged people.

Read the full analysis in what follows!