Question

in blaxicans why does the author include several anecdotes towards the end of his argument ? how does each story help him achieve a specific goal?

Answer 1

It is a creative writing style that Rodriguez applies in order to illustrate his points. The article is full of with statistical facts that the author applies anecdotes after this certain facts. They are related to the stories in a funny, but meaningful, also in an ironic way.

Answer 2

The author, Richard Rodriguez, choose to use anecdotes in his points in order to effectively persuade and convince his readers. Blaxican is an essay that heavily relies more on how a person thinks and feel about race than on statistics and numbers. Rodriguez used anecdotal examples to make the readers feel connected to him and make readers ponder on his point.