Anatomy of a Book
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What are the three Rhetorical Appeals?
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
True or False? Publishers are able to censor books?
True, publishers can censor what is published. This is often in an attempt to make the most profit as they know what the market wants/needs to read.
What was the name of the bookshop in London?
What type of manuscript is Hanna working with?
A medieval Jewish manuscript
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What is Logos?
Logic!
What is obscenity censorship?
The restriction of producing text that includes graphic/adult content that may be disturbing for readers/viewers.
Did Helene ever make it to London to meet Frank?
Nope:(
Does Hanna conserve or restore books? Whats the difference?
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What is pathos?
Emotional Appeal
What is Market Censorship?
The publishers ability to censor what material/text is published for public consumption.
Did Helene send her money with her letters or through the postal mail?
With her letters
What does Hanna's mom do and what is her relationship with Hanna?
Hannas mom is a neurosurgeon and she is not close with her daughter. Despite Hanna's dual degree her mom does not understand the work she does and constantly compares her stage of life to where she would be in medical or law school.
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What is ethos?
What is political censorship?
When governments restrict citizens from obtaining classified information.
Why did Helene send food and other gifts to her friends in London?
Their food and other goods were rationed at the time so they could not get many of the items she sent to them.
What material of box was the manuscript originally brought to Hanna in and why was she disheartened by this?
The manuscript was in a metal box which is not temperature controlled and therefore subjects the book to harsh wear and tear as the climate changes
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What are the four Rhetorical Situations?
Genre, Audience, Purpose Context
What is religious censorship?
When certain religious ban materials that go against their preachings.
What years did the letters span in the book?
1949-1969
Hanna visits her friend who tells her the wing she found in the book belongs to a butterfly species only found at high elevations. Her friend asks her if the book has been to the alps which leaves readers with lots of questions.