Kayli Tolleson

Kayli Tolleson Bob Haas English 1103-06 February 17, 2018 Rhetorical Précis             In his article, “The End of Solitude” (2009), William Deresiewicz makes the claim that, “Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone.” (2) Deresiewicz shows this by using allusions, talking about individuals like Don Quixote and Freud, and anecdotes, telling stories about his life to better explain the topic he is writing about. He touches on these topics in order to show how much of an affect technology is having on our society and how we as individuals cannot live in solitude for fear of being left out. While this essay can be aimed towards all generations, Deresiewicz focuses on talking to the millennials that could be reading the essay. On many occasions, he addresses individuals who are in their teens and 20’s and at one point even says, “Young people today se...

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