Speakerā The speaker is an African American male named Ta-Nehisi Coates. He has 6 brothers and sisters. We also know that he is married.
OccasionāCoates is speaking about the use of the N-word, and how saying this word has a lot power behind it. No matter who uses it thereās so much meaning and history behind that word.
Audience: I thinkĀ he is directing this towards African Americans. He uses the word āweā when speaking about African Americans.
Purpose:Ā The purpose of this article is to show how great words are. Like how he uses examples of those women who called each other bitches but if someone else was to do it there would be a whole issue.
Tone:Ā Coates tone is somewhat serious and intense about the subject. He identifies the negative impact of the word. He’s really just trying to get his point out there.
Thoughts:Ā I really didn’t mind reading the article because he made it interesting. He did a really good job in making his points visible and valid.
