October 15, 2010: HW Assignment

Questions About the Writer's Craft:

1. Cohen organizes her essay point by point, by first allowing the reader to see the first parties point and then backing up or comparing that by another perspective. I think she chose this because it's more effective to keep the readers attention by showing both sides of a particular point. Rather than describing one side with every detail and then the other side.
2. I think shes writing more to inform than anything. To me she isn't necessarily seeking approval or disapproval. More as she is just describing the change from marriage arrangement in the past compared to todays marriage tatics.
3. She quotes the book, and now movie, "Pride and Predjudice". As well as another book "The Flirt's Tragedy: Desire Without end in Victorian and Edwardian Fiction". I think she quoted directly from the book because she was able to compare the vernacular of today vs. then easier, with direct proof.