The intended audience the author Lynne Truss, was directing her novel on punctuation towards is the tiny minority of British people, and people like her who enjoy punctuation and do not like to see it messed with.
Message:
The message that Truss is trying to get across is that over time the implementation of correct punctuation has declined, yet there is still a few group of people who believe that it is an essential part of our society. The trend Lynn addresses is the way people are currently taking punctuation for granted and treating it as if they can always learn later. I believe that the purpose of this message is to both inform and logically sway the reader on the appropriate conditions of the implementation of correct punctuation as well as how the already few numbers are decreasing.
Interrelation of Traits:
Lynn's writing style comes of as direct and resourceful, which causes the reader to to take interest. She manages to open the eyes of the reader to the world of incorrect punctuation around them, awakening their seventh sense by providing common examples of the problem that were facing on a public level. As I read this book, I found myself attempting to go deeper into the examples that Lynn was providing in order to prove that even though punctuation was not enforced at an early age, there are still those who care or are interested in learning .
Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
Lynn employs a style of persuasive writing in order to sway the readers viewpoint concerning today's punctuation problems. She appeals to the readers ethical appeal by depicting the actions that she and others undertook in order to support their cause. By doing this, she builds credibility which then allows the reader to feel that she is worth listening to. In the text, she describes the comma as a being who is capable of enduring countless endeavors--though silently suffering as a result of the users ignorance.This causes the reader to feel embarrassed and consider weather or not we have been using it correctly. If you flip through the book, it is fairly easy to find how Lynn provides support for the points that she establishes in order to win the reader over with logic. She states that
Evidence:
Throughout the novel, Truss employs a variety of evidence from supporting the rules of punctuation to the opinions of others. In the story she explains her encounter with a woman at a book signing, where When explaining the rules of possessive determiners and pronouns she quotes the Oxford Companion to English Literature, saying: "There never was a golden age in which the rules of the possessive apostrophe were clear-cut and known, understood and followed by most educated people."
Spin:
The way the author Lynn spins the story, or makes the reader care is by appealing to our scenes as a reader and considering the fact that some might see a topic on punctuation boring. Instead of overloading us with all of the information in a straightforward way, she finds a way too incorporate human emotion and feeling, while providing examples from her life. The cover alone would cause a large percentage of people to pick up the book, but how she manages to keep and captivate the readers through light humor explains how skilled she is on the topic.