Analysis of appeals and evidence in 'Long Walk to Forever' from Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut

“Long Walk to Forever” – story from Welcome
to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut
From the perspective of one of the characters (either Newt or
Catherine) complete the following questions:
Identifying:
List the appeals (logos, pathos, ethos) that feature in the character’s argument. Can you find all
three?
From the point of view of Newt, his character lacked ethos as is clearly seen when he
ran away from his duty to appeal to the bride=to-be of someone else. The logic provided by his
character for his behavior is that he was completely in love with Catherine. Newt was an
emotionally shy person but in the entire story people could read his emotions even if they were
not mentioned explicitly. His persistence in asking Catherine out for a walk even when he knew
she was going to be married, was very emotional.
Illustrating:
What are some specific words and quotes that demonstrate that character’s use of each
appeal?
Ethos – When Newt kissed Catherine in spite of knowing that she will soon be married to
someone else revealed a lack of ethics in Newt. “And he did what he had to do. He kissed her.”
Pathos – Newt said that he knew that Catharine was about to be married to someone else and
he said it in a nonchalant manner. When Catharine cried out that this was absolutely crazy,
Newt asked “How so?”
Logos – Newt said that he loved Catherine and he did not give any reason for that, signifying
that love was the only reason for his behavior.
Explain how one word or phrase from your list shows each appeal.
“And he did what he had to do. He kissed her.” – This appeals to the audience because Newt
finally had the courage to do what he should have done years ago.
Newt asked “How so?” – Newt could not wrap his mind around the fact that Catherine was
getting married. He did not see anything wrong in his wooing of the woman he loved.