t gives them true power. (460) As a writer Naylor feels that the spoken word has a greater impact than the written word by stating, much of the frustration experienced by novelists is the awareness that whatever we manage to capture in even the most transcendent passages falls far short of the richness of life. (460) She introduces her audience to how powerful the spoken word can be which is what the rest of the piece is involved with.Naylor uses a chronological organization in writing this piece. She starts with an experience as a young girl and then goes on to outline how her thoughts on the word nigger evolved to become what they are today. In her conclusion Naylor sums her point up nicely. She wants to bring about an awareness of how words can take on different meanings depending upon how they are used. She relays an example of how a word can take on an entirely new meaning and the fact that one may not really hear a word or take notice of it until it takes on that new meaning by stating, There must have been dozens of times that the word nigger was spoken in front of me before I reached the third grade. But I didnt hear it until it was said by a small pair of lips that had already learned it could be a way to humiliate me. (462) Naylor creates a conversational atmosphere where her ideas flow together nicely in a chronological manner. She develops a smooth relationship between her ideas in this way.What kinds of supporting materials are used?Naylor uses personal experience as her evidence. She uses a conversational tone that adapts nicely to the audience. I say this because draws the reader in and he or she easily understands and accepts her experience. Naylor uses her experience to exemplify her point and to offer validity. One is drawn in by her experience as a young girl, and her evolution of understanding. Naylor makes her audience think about what it would be like to really hear a word for the first time, to look...
