Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this article. In "Nixon Resigns" by Carroll Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick
begins the article with this statement: Richard Milhous Nixon announced last night that he will resign as the 37th President of the United States at noon today. Which statement best explains why Kilpatrick opens the article with this information? It plainly establishes that the purpose of the article is to describe the resignation. It immediately sets the judgmental and disapproving tone for the article. It succinctly explains the title of the article for readers who did not understand it. It is extraneous information that the writer wants to quickly get out of the way.
It plainly establishes that the purpose of the article is to describe the resignation.
Explanation:
All texts require the author to describe what his purpose for writing is. In some cases, the purpose of a text can be difficult to establish, as the author does not describe it plainly. However, occasionally, this is easily established. This is the case with this article. By telling us right away that Nixon has resigned, the author allows us to conclude that the purpose of his article is to describe this resignation.
Based on the story of "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus", Faustus signed a contract with Mephistophilis, even though few signs appeared before him that he should not agree with the contract. He chose to be on the side of the devil and did a lot of bad things, without thinking what will be of him after the contract. All what he did make him guilty, and gave him the thought that after all what he did, it is too late for him to be forgiven.
