Effectiveness Of Capital Punishment Essays Of Orwell, Mencken, And Parker?

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including both opposing sides. Parker uses many statistics and facts to get his point across without hesitation or restriction as is well illustrated by his second paragraph starting off, “In recent years, few murderers have been executed. In 1957, when 65 executions took place, the nation witnessed 8, 060 murders. In 1981, when 1 execution occurred, there were 22,520 murders.” This type of reference, which Parker uses quite frequently throughout his paper, directly reinforces the idea that Parker is trying to convey to his readers which is just one reason why his essay is so effective.
In contrast, there is a total lack of statistical facts, references, quotes, etc. found in George Orwell’s narrative story. Instead, Orwell tries to draw on the reader’s emotions by bringing pitiful attention to the prisoner’s (murderer’s) situation, “We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close ...

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