https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j By Zada en-us 2018-09-26 02:44:21 UTC 2025-12-10 04:59:30 UTC hello@padlet.com zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840107 In “Deep Down Dark,” by Hector Tobar, he describes the events that occurred in the 2010 San Jose mine collapse from the point of view of the men who experienced it using appeals,  such as pathos, and figurative language comparisons for description in order to relay the underlying theme of the book to his audience: teamwork and faith can turn a seemingly impossible barrier into a reachable goal. ]]> 2018-09-26 03:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840107 zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840611 Tobar includes the reactions of the men’s family members in order to trigger an emotional effect in his audience and to demonstrate one of the reasons the men never gave up on trying to escape (the theme). ]]> 2018-09-26 03:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840611 zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840719 He also adds, in detail, the ways in which the men behaved while being trapped, for example when he writes about the men being so starved using the metaphor “their skin hugged their bones,” in order to show how they never gave up even when they thought being rescued was impossible.]]> 2018-09-26 03:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285840719 zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285841677 I think that Tobar is trying to convey a deeper meaning besides the men using teamwork to escape from the mine. The hidden message is one that applies to almost everyone: surrounding yourself with people who motivate you and uplift you, or just people you enjoy to be around, can make life easier and happier for you. He does this by telling the story of a group of friends who have worked together and treat each other like family, and showing that their teamwork and positive, comfortable manner/behavior is what motivated them to stick together to get free from the mine. ]]> 2018-09-26 03:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285841677 zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285844979 *tells about how the men practiced religion together like they would commonly do at home in order to beneficially distract each other from the bigger picture of being trapped
*mentions how the men checked to make sure everyone was together and well at all times, even the men on the outside cared for the ones who were trapped - they did everything they could in order to rescue them]]> 2018-09-26 03:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285844979 zadavalentine https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285846588 Towards the beginning of the book, I thought that it was going to be informational, and quite honestly, boring. Tobar starts out being very factual.  However, towards the end it was more interesting to me because it felt like more of a story. He conveyed more emotion into the story, for example, when he adds parts of Victor's diary. I think the emotional aspects is what made it easier to develop a theme and hidden message.]]> 2018-09-26 03:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/zadavalentine/992pok3k0e2j/wish/285846588