Analysis of the Site
The patterns that show themselves throughout the website mostly portray that of contrast and a rhythmic use of rhetoric to convince the reader to agree with our viewpoints of economic disparity within the United States and how it is a major issue continuing to pertain in society today. Our site uses emotionally charged words such as "hardships," "struggles," and "necessity" from describing the life the Joads experienced in "The Grapes of Wrath" in order to create an emotional rhetoric for the reader. This tied with the logos used from our info-graph as well as the ethos from the interviews of the people who lived in the depression allow the reader to have a better understanding for what life was truly like in the depression. When this is tied with the evidence showing how many Americans are living today the viewer can see the patterns and correlations between the issues of the depression then, and the economic issues that many Americans feel today. Firstly, the viewer looks into the journey of the Joads and sees how they lived and where they had to go through out the story. Secondly, when this shifts to the political ads of both then and now, the viewer begins to get a feel for what was common to see as far as propaganda and advertisements that were common for many in the time to see. When this is combined with the political ads of today the reader gets a better sense of the commonalities that the reader begins to witness between both then and now, in-turn a connection is established for the reader to better understand the greater sense of the issue as it pertains to many Americans, including most likely, themselves as well. Furthermore, when the viewer comes across the video and playlist they can physically witness the culture and emotions of those that experienced the depression first-hand, hearing the music that was common to hear in its time. However, by seeing the personal experiences of people who survived this dark time in America, the reader is exposed to the ethos rhetoric with these empirical interviews. Finally, the info-graph provided above allows the reader to see the statistics of both the economic struggle of then and now. This contrast allows for the reader to easily compare how life was like financially for many Americans and see that many patterns with in the great depression America is still very much prevalent today.