helped the philippians survive. May uses pathos to advance his view of colonialism. For example, May uses the image of the american flag to show pride and a philippino person to show pity. This example of pathos demonstrates how he uses images and symbols to appeal to the audience’s emotions. The use of this image appeals to emotion by showing how the american soldier was carrying the philippino person up to the school house with the american flag on it. Furthermore, May uses pathos to advance his view that the U.S. is helpful to others when they