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Rhetorical Analysis Of Charles Bukowski's Writing
Charles Bukowski’s writing is unlike any other; he has the ability of getting away with subjects matters that is vulgar and inappropriate, all the while creating pieces that find meaning and relevance in the darkest aspects of life. In “Would You Suggest Writing as a Career”, “Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit” and “Too Sensitive” Bukowski criticizes the way in which most authors fictionalize and sugar coat reality in order to attain a sense of superiority that comes with the position of a writer. Bukowski is disgusted by this attitude, straying away from anything that is not gritty realism and authentic.

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