Heading in the Right Dissection

The piece I chose to critic is a piece that i hold very close to my heart. This is not the first book I every read, but it may impact be the first book that had enough of an impact on me for me to really impact be. the book is called, "homeland", and it is part of the Dark Elf Trilogy. The book uses the pathos of the audience in the fact that the main character is an outcast amongst his entire race, playing on that innate fear that every person is born with that we don't belong and have no place in the world. The ethos of the book comes from the character himself and his heroic and noble deeds reflecting the authors own inner thoughts, but also from the writers choice of words that lets a child's simple mind comprehend while leaving it open for adult readers as well. Unfortunately, the logos in a fantasy novel always has to take a certain amount of abuse, but the writer had periodicals at the beginning of each chapter that gave the main character a chance to simply reflect on his thoughts. I thought this was a good way to appeal to the audiences logical side while allowing the book to take its more fantastic and more magical turns.