September
11th, 2011 a day the whole world was in shock. A day of grief and
the country filled with sorrow. Of course we know about the terrorist attacks
that day, but not many of us know about the personal lives of the New Yorkers
when these attacks happened. Hedia Anvar writes a post for the Huffington Post
giving a reader an insight into her life during the week of September 11th. During this time New York simply stopped, the
city that never sleeps was paused. No one was seen in the streets, police cars
surrounding every major building, and families seeking protection. Each New
Yorker has a different story to tell on the events that happened September 11th,
but Hedia Anvars turns out to be quite different from the rest. She was an
Iranian- American woman feeling what everyone in New York felt but she was
being judged for it. She was met with adversity every time she left the house.
When all the New Yorkers came together to grieve she was the one left behind.
The
article evoked many emotions from me I felt sorrow, anger, and confusion for
Hedia. Her purpose in writing the
article was to share her life during the time of 9/11. To give an insight to
the reader about what she felt, and how she was viewed. To show that one event
changed her whole entire life. She targeted this piece to anyone living in New
York or anyone living in the U.S who was really affected by this event. Hedias
word choices, and emotion in the article showed how she used pathos in order to
achieve her purpose. Her little brother who was only 4 was affected
traumatically by the events on 9/11 says, “"I've been thinking, these buildings are too tall. I've
noticed that planes often crash into them. I want to live in a short
building." By giving the reader an insight into the mind of the 4-year-old
boy and how sad he felt during this time makes the reader emotional. Although
9/11 happened 13 years ago Hedia Anvar recollects her memories and makes the
reader feel like these events just happened yesterday.
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