APELC P1 October 1 2011 Analytic Essay Florence Kelley Child labor and the gender discrimination has been

en one of the prominent social issues in history. There have been numerous documented accounts of abasement behavior towards women and children dating from the ancient times that catered to a more patriarchal society. A renowned United States social worker and public speaker that goes by the name of Florence Kelley speaks in a revolutionary tone about the ignorance of the society towards these issues as she uses imagery, parallelism, and alliteration to enhance the importance of her debate and incriminating evidence towards the prejudiced society. In a compassionate and heartbreaking tone, Kelley enumerates children working in the cotton mills of Georgia that ranges from the fragile age of six to ten years old to give emphasis to the spirit of her speech. She depicts two contrasting images in her address; one of a sleeping society and a little white [girl] working [in the mills at night.] Her use of imagery appeals greatly to the mood of her speech as this allures her audience and enhance the subject of her discussion while stressing her concern towards the issue. With a narrative tone, Kelleys use of alliteration and parallelism also establishes the momentum needed to cater her audience. She mentions the pitiful privilege a child would enjoy as he reaches his prime years along with the billowing image of little girls working in [factories,] all night through [as we all sleep at night.] Kelley also questions the decision of the New Jersey Legislature about the [passing] of the shameful repeal bill enabling girls of fourteen years to work all night [without the deference of the mothers who could

have voted against the bill.] Her use of sample narratives and rhetoric questions prominently evokes the poignancy in her speech that would greatly appeal to the emotions of her audience while stealthily addressing another issue and that is, the right of women to vote in a patriarchal society. As Kelleys speech wraps to an end, she speaks in an inclusive tone about the importance of women having the free will to vote. She uses the term we to evoke a sense of cohesiveness between her audience and in an almost Machiavellian way, persuades her readers to agree that women are deemed as powerless compared to [the] citizens who enjoy the right of petition and that we prefer to have our work done by men and women Her counterargument compliments her main idea greatly as this strengthens her argument that women are also an important part of the society that can enlighten the societys conscience from this dark practice. Furthermore, this concludes that Kelleys propaganda against the abasement behavior towards women and children is effective in encouraging the cowered society to rise from their ignorance and to support the prosperity of a more egalitarian society.