W.E.B. Du Bois The Souls of Black Folk

In Du Boise’s the Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois uses logos to bring out his points. He also though, lacks detail within his story. Although this does make the text a tough read, it does show logically Du Boise’s thoughts and points that he was trying to make.
Du Bois logically brings out within his story his argument that the black folk, is one to be recognized just as equally as all the other races. He says this in the manner of: “After the Egyptian and Indian, the Greek and Roman, the Teuton and Mongolian, the Negro is a sort of seventh son.” The way he puts his thoughts together on the page is as to get an explanation of what he was thinking. This does take some extra meditation on what is being said, but once the reader grasps the concept, it makes sense. He uses long sentences which also make a challenge to the reader to be able to comprehend, but they help to drive his point further. He talks about how the “training of the Negroes,” or the blacks receiving their education would be vital to the black race becoming like the others. He doesn’t place much emphasis on this fact, but he does slip it in towards the end of the passage.
The tone of this passage is like that of a wakeup call. Du Bois was trying to show his fellows what was happening around them. He was trying to show them what was to come, and how he felt about what he believed was to come. This type of tone adds to the feel of the story. Since it is logical in manner, a serious tone would be needed in order to meet the logic that is presented within the story.
One thing that one sees while reading Du Boise’s work, is that he lacks in detail. Detail would make this an easier read for his audience. It would help his audience to pay more attention and be able to grasp what is being presented to them. Yet the lack of detail here in Du Boise’s story is what makes it hard to read, or hard to pay attention to. If it had more detail, it would likely be easier for his audience to grasp what he was saying, and his views on the Negro people.
In the Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois uses logos, or logic, to bring out his points. His serious tone to his subject further enforces the logic put forth by it. Although his lack of detail does make it a harder read for his audience, if one reads and meditates on what he is reading, Du Boise’s logic begins to make more sense.