The Only Use of
pathos
in
1984 by Orwell
- He would ask his mother naggingly, over and over again, why there was not more food, he would shout and storm at her (he even remembered the tones of his voice, which was beginning to break prematurely and sometimes boomed in a peculiar way), or he would attempt a snivelling note of pathos in his efforts to get more than his share.†
p. 162..2
Definition:
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(pathos) a quality that arouses pity or sorrow