Summarize &;Backpacks Vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis,& by Laura
Bolin Carroll (Ch. 159, pp. 1816-1832), and a work from the databases, and The Aesthetics
of Dislocation: Writing the Hybrid Lives of South Asian Americans,&; by Ketu Katrak
(GaleAcademic Onefile). Compare and Contrast&; for help (Ch. 50, pp. 545-543).
Comparison and contrast of texts
Comparison and contrast of texts help communicate ideas and elaborate more on an
issue's extent. Different arrangement styles are used in the comparison and contrast of essays. To
accomplish this, the paper wishes to examine two essays, Briefcase vs. backpack and the
aesthetic of dislocation, and analyses the arrangement styles used and the comparisons made.
Summary of The Aesthetics of Dislocation: Writing the Hybrid Lives of South Asian
Americans’, by Ketu Katrak
There is a comparison in this essay whereby the two characters in the essays are both
women and writers in America. Both are part of the minorities, Indian Americans, in the country
they reside in. However, Bharati has decided to adopt the American way so that she can be
recognized as an American writer. Contrary to the other writer, Alexander decided to let her
difference motivate her in her art. She is said to take a more thoughtful stance about identity than
Mukherjee. Bharati has also seen comparing her experience as an immigrant in Canada and what
she terms a friendlier America. Bharati also compares how the sensitivity on race is a no point in
India as none would ask about another’s race.
Asian immigrants into America and foreigners in India are similar as they are supposed to
adjust to the community they settle in. For the Das family return to India, they are termed non-
resident Indians, while those going to America are asked to wear more like an American. In the
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visit to India, the two characters, Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi, show similarities as both are on tours
and travels. However, their difference is very evident as both have different views. Contrary to
Mr. Kapasi, who likes his work, Mrs. Das loves her work and is romantic about it. Similarly,
both have different views on sharing an address; Mr. Kapasi sees it as a sexual gesture, while
Mrs. Das sees it as a formal act for a tourist.
Summary of Backpacks Vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis’; by
Laura Bolin Carroll
The author argues about rhetorical analysis by making several comparisons. In the
context of how happiness comes about, the author states that contrary to what the media depicts,
Americans were reported to be happier when during advertisements people from the average
class were used. While talking about the difficulties of rhetorical contexts to the audience, the
writer relates it to campus meals, where one can only complain to the people preparing the meal.
In addition, the eigengene is described as complex as the need for a Supreme Court hearing or as
simple as sending an email inviting you for a vacation on the weekend. A lecturer's limitation of
words in an essay is similar to the constraints of a rhetorical situation.
Analyze the theses of each, cite in-text parenthetical notation.
In the essay, Backpack vs. Briefcase, the author creates a vivid picture in the thesis of
how a student would analyze their teacher on the first encounter by looking at the physique and
concluding a lot. Laura, (pr 1) goes further to argue that despite concluding on the type of person
their lecturer is, the student does not have to sit down and answer the question one by one. The
author establishes their stand on what they want to discuss; the ability of a person to come to a