Routes 11-117

In the first four portions of Ted Conover's The Routes of Man, he asserts that roads can support one on a journey of fortune and guide them through many obstacles however they can also come to a dead end in nothingness. Conover uses an abundance of rhetorical modes throughout the first four segments of The Routes of Man. Description is evident when he describes the apartments and the luxury at which people live. Compare/ contrast is also used when comparing the high class life style of the wealthy to the Peruvians. He also gives examples through his use of exemplification when discussing the status of the mahogany amongst the wealthy and poor. This depicts the lack of importance for items like mahogany to the poor as well as the significance it holds to the poor. This demonstrates the division and classification between social classes.