She also says in her book that, “ book was aimed at the tiny minority of British people ‘who love punctuation and don’t like to see it mucked about with.’” Through this book, she tries to battle these errors. She is really keen on correcting random mistakes of punctuality even in the most common environment. Some people forget to add commas, apostrophes, periods, and other types of punctuation points subconsciously. Lynne is constantly using humor to keep the book lively and to draw the reader into the trap of learning.Ĭontext for the Message’s Creation: People who have grammar as their weakest point will naturally make grammatical errors. And lastly, the book appeals to pathos by using the emotion of mirth to keep the reader interested. If you fail at doing so, then there was no point of writing in the first place. The purpose of writing is to get your message across to the reader effectively. It also appeals to Logos because Lynne makes the absence of punctuality seem absurd. Her witty and explicit character really grasps the reader’s attention, impresses them, and makes them fully believe that she is a serious person and earns her her credibility. Not only so, but she also is constantly pointing out the grammatical mistakes of others and how it causes unnecessary confusions. Lynne Truss endlessly proves herself to be passionate about grammar and punctuation. The ideals of instruction, education, and punctuation link together the traits of the author, audience, and the message of the book.Īppeals to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos: This book really appeals to Ethos. The audience that she tries to appeal to is basically anyone who can read and write. Throughout this entire book, Lynne is constantly reminding readers the importance of punctuation through instruction. How Traits of the Speaker/Author, Audience, and Message interrelate: Lynne Truss is a stickler for English grammar.

The message that Lynn intends to gear toward her audience, is that grammar, specifically punctuation is incredibly and indubitably important and should be used by everyone who can read or write. The intended audience is typically anyone who can read or write. Speaker/Author, Audience, and Message: The Author of this book is Lynne Truss. Text on composition: ‘Eats Shoots & Leaves’

Truss eats shoots and leaves