Outside Reading - Week 3, Post A

A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer

VOCAB
whiff (109)- a slight gust of wind, air, vapor, or smoke.

woolies (79)- a garment made of wool, especially an undergarment made of wool

APPEALS
1. " 'Congratulations, Arnie. You win' " (89). This is an emotional appeal inviting the reader to celebrate in Arnold's joy of winning the54th US Amateur Championship. It was the championship round, 36 holes, on the 36th hole, neck and neck, and his competitor lost his ball thus conceding, making Arnie the champion

2. "Winnie" (91). This is a logical appeal. It is the title of a chapter and prior to the chapter Arnold writes about the vital role his wife plays in supporting his career, the reader wants to know how important she, unrelated to golf and all, could have an entire 30 pages devoted to her.

3. "If this was a glimpse of the rollicking Tour life to come, [...]" (107). This is a logical appeal because the glimpse included pop up trailers and not making any money- two very unfortunate things. The reader is itching to find out how bad the actual Tour will be if the glimpse is that bad.

QUOTE
"I do remember that after beating Cherry, I went straight into the clubhouse and called my parents in Latrobe. They hopped in the car and drove eight hours to Detroit so they could be on hand the next morning. That meant more to me than anyone could ever have known (86)". This quote shows three things about the characters in the novel. One, it shows that Arnie wants so badly for his parents to witness his golf success that he immediately calls them first from 10 states away to come and watch. Secondly, it shows his parents' devotion to his golf career by them getting in the car with the same sense of immediacy. Thirdly it shows how grateful Arnie is that his parents care enough to come right away to watch and support and congratulate him on his success as a golfer.

THEME
The emerging theme is surprise, and finding the perfect opportunity when you're not looking for it.