Story of a Snitch

In, " Story of a Snitch," the author is arguing the subject of being an informant to the police, or "snitching," the slang term used. The author gives numerous cases where he describes incidents where someone as the opportunity to help the police by giving information and the consequences of doing both. The main character in the essay, John Dowery is a situation where he has the opportunity to inform the cops of a murder suspect and winds up not helping the police. When he finally acts as a whitness to help out himself in a trial of his own he helps put the convicts behind bars which is the cause of his death. The author uses real events that have happened in cities around the US to help his pathos and ethos. Since they are actual events that have happened people can connect emotionally to them and makes his statements credible.