To Kill A Boy Rhetorical Analysis

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A) The story is being told in relation to the kidnapping started in the middle of the story.
C) The kidnapping started in paragraph 4, sentence 1 it stated," we selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset". This meant that they were going to kidnap a rich man's son. In paragraph 7, sentence 1 it stated," Hey little boy!,"says Bill,"would you like to have a bag of candy and a nice ride?". This meant that this was their plan to kidnap him into their wagon. Also, in paragraph 10, sentence 2 it stated," We took him up to the cave, and i hitched the horse in the cedar brake". This meant that they were going to hide him until people started to get worried.
E) In conclusion, this story was about people who got the idea to kidnap, but got a twist on how the boy was having fun. I predicted that the boy was going to kill bill. I have a text to media connection because one time i saw on the news that a mother of a child took from day care which was not hers and she would not give the child back until she got $1,000. …show more content…
C) In paragraph 16, sentence 9 it states," my father has lots of money". To me this means that he is telling the kidnappers his father has money so they could let him go. Also in paragraph 19, sentence 1 it stated,"Aw, for what" says he," i don't have any fun at home". To me this means that the boy did not want to go home because he doesn't get to play with people.
E) In conclusion, the kidnappers are starting to realize that the boy's father has money so they are starting to raise the price. The kidnappers raised the price up to $1500 because they found out from the boy that their family had money. This happened to my neighbor's daughter one time, but she came safe
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