SH+P6+2013+Robert+Louis+Stevenson


 * 1. Ro **** bert Louis Stevenson **
 * 2. Stephanie Svob, Camille Spendlove, Ashley Parisi **
 * 4.An author’s troubled life is shown by his background. Robert Louis Stevenson had bad health and was always affected by it. Textual evidence shows that he was a smoker which may have had to do with his poor health (Robert Louis Stevenson). The text also says that his wife, also of delicate health, nursed her husband until he died at age 44. This man has gone through a lot of sorrow, yet he has still gone on and written many stories. **
 * 5. (n.a.) "Robert Louis Stevenson - Biography." Cleave Books. Cleave Books, (n.d.) Page 1, Web. 25 July 2013. **


 * __Aim (purpose)__ **
 * 1. What is the author’s purpose? **
 * The authors purpose is to inform the reader about Robert Louise’s death and to teach how successful his life was. **
 * 2. Is it stated implicitly or explicitly? **
 * It is stated explicitly because it states the facts about his career, life, family, success, and his stories. **
 * 3. What is the consistent green word that is the strongest in the written text? **
 * The consistent green word would be involved because he became very interactive with everyone like his family, friends, and in Samoa until the day he died. **
 * 4. How does the author achieve their purpose? (How do they prove their purpose, or thesis, of their article?) **
 * He explains the thesis very well in the story and focuses on all three points. He is descriptive about the character, and tells enough information to inform us about it. **


 * __Audience__ **
 * 1.) Who is the audience? **
 * The audience is the people who are interested about history and writing because Robert was a writer. **
 * 2.) Is there a primary and secondary audience? **
 * There is a secondary audience; people who want to know about Robert are one audience and people who know Robert but want to know more about him are another audience. **
 * 3.) What assumptions does the author have about her or his audience? **
 * Some assumptions that the author has about his/her audience is that they want to learn about Robert or already know about Robert. **
 * 4.) Discuss why this is a strength or a weakness. **
 * This is a strength that the author uses because it makes the authors writing clearer in what they’re trying to aim their point at. **


 * __Historical__ **
 * 1. How do historical, or political events influence the relationship between the author and audience? **
 * Historical and political events influence the relationship between the author and audience because if the reader knows about Robert then the author and reader already have a connection. **
 * 2. How does the author's persuasion affect the historical context of the written text? **
 * The author tries to persuade the audience to want to know more about Robert Louis Stevenson, which affects the way Stevenson is portrayed to the audience, as well as his books. This will also encourage reader to follow Stevenson’s example. **
 * 3. How does the historical events affect the written text? **
 * The text is affected by events such as classic books becoming more popular or people imitating authors. **
 * 4. Will history be made from the text? **
 * It will affect history because it will influence the readers to be inspired by the text by the stories he wrote causing people wanting to write like him. **


 * __Cultural__ **
 * 1. How do cultural events influence the relationship between the author and audience? **
 * The author relates to the audience through similarities such as families helping one another. **
 * 2. How does the persuasion affect the cultural (modern) context of the written text? **
 * The author tries to show the audience what life was like for Robert Louis Stevenson and portrays an image of him that may impact his reputation. **
 * 3. How does the persuasion effect modern society of the written text? **
 * The author helps educate the audience on the person he speaks of. This helps the people to grow from the life of Robert, whether to follow him or not. **