Analysis

In this section, you can find an overview of the analysis of the article “The New Nomads: Living Full-Time on the Road” by Jessica Bruder.

The main topic of the article is the new nomadic lifestyle in America. The rhetorical situation is the author’s wish to present some of the challenges of nomadism. The author provides clarification of the concept, but also explores more serious issues, such as income inequality in American society. 

The composition of “The New Nomads: Living Full-Time on the Road” is typical for an article. The author provides an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion which invites readers to focus on the issues presented in the article. 

The author’s style of language is formal. On the one hand, the writing has a lighter note when it presents the evolution of the nomadic lifestyle in America. On the other hand, the writing becomes more serious when it touches upon issues like affording a middle-class lifestyle, managing incomes, or income inequality.

The author uses several rhetorical devices, such as direct address, rhetorical questions, repetition, and metaphors to send her points across. The article also makes use of logos and pathos as modes of appeal. Through pathos, the author appeals to readers’ emotions, while logos is used towards the end when data and statistics are presented.

The author's attitude towards the new nomadic lifestyle in the US is sympathetic, as opposed to her attitude towards American society and its system which the author presents critically.

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