Persuasive Arguments Through Exegesis

A Persuasive Argument against the Narrator's Judgments
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A Persuasive Argument against the Narrator's Judgments
The narrator participated in Mistry's swimming lessons and volunteered to be part of the paddling demonstration that involved grasping a hoop and jumping into the water. The narrator was terrified of the swimming lesson and the demonstration experience to the extent of making some judgments against the instructor and the swimming lessons. The terrifying experience made the narrator have some negative thoughts and judgments. The narrator said, "This is it. I'm not coming next week". The narrator further developed negative thoughts and judgments concerning the instructor: "This instructor is an irresponsible person. Or he does not value the lives of non-white immigrants" (Mistry, 1952, p. 244). This paper aims to make a persuasive argument that the instructor was not irresponsible or racist and that the narrator only had negative thoughts and judgments due to fear of water and the terrifying swimming experience.
The narrator's thought of the instructor being a racist is biased and judgmental based on the paddling experience. The narrator's reasoning negatively affected the interpretation of the swimming experience. Just because the narrator swallowed water and floundered, it does not imply that the instructor was irresponsible and against him or other non-white swimmers. Furthermore, the instructor did not point out the narrator for them to participate in the paddling demonstration. Instead, the instructor requested any participants to volunteer without particular preference. Therefore, the instructor was not a racist since he gave all the participants a chance to volunteer but never ...