Rhetorical Analysis of the Restoration of Faith
Restoration of faith is an article by Amitava Kumar. Restoration of faith is used to raise vital questions about ideas that have been circulating in the brains of people in our community involving crime and the correction process. Restoration of faith begins with a short story of how a young boy by the name Conor McBride used a gun to shoot and kill Ann Grosmaire, who was his girlfriend. Kumar utilizes a confident tone when examining the death circumstance, to interest the faculties of the readers of the magazine and recount to the story adequately. Kumar uses a tone that appeals to the intellect of hope in humankind. Kumar also introduces a lawyer by the name Sujatha Baliga who was hired by the parents of the children involved in the criminality. When clarifying restorative justice instead of asking general justice framework inquiries, Baliga would ask rhetorical questions. Some of the rhetorical questions raised by Baliga are, “what harm has been done?” “What needs have arisen” “whose obligation is it to meet those needs?” The Rhetorical questions asked by Baliga helped to shift the actions of Grosmaires and the Mcbrides.
Restorative justice is a face to face dialogue where both the accuser and the accused participate in making the final decision of the case. Baliga uses restorative justice to ensure that both the parents of Ann Grosmaire, the McBrides, and Conor are all satisfied with the final decision made after the case. Baliga uses rhetorical questions to bring a sense of sympathy and hope in the case of Conor and ann. Baliga wants a fair and just judgment, which pleases both Conor and the parents of Ann Grosmaire. Conor is given time to express himself and explain how the murder took place. Another rhetorical question is asked by Baliga when he enquires from the Grosmaires what they wanted. The Grosmaires obvious, wanted justice for the death of their daughter. Anne’s mother responds to Baliga by suggesting five to fifteen years term, while Anne’s father suggests ten to fifteen years.
Restorative justice is earned when both affected parties are willing to participate. Restorative justice is not about demanding justice, but discussing and agreeing on a clear solution to approach a crime case. The rape case of a woman in a bus in Delhi could not be approached through restorative justice since the parents of the woman were demanding a death penalty to the perpetrators. The parents of the woman were also not willing to meet the young men who had been convicted with the rape case.
According to Baliga, people should change their perception of crime and the punishment given to the accused. Baliga believes that actions like killing and rape case are always related to historical trauma, which is being passed on to the accuser. Baliga believes that restorative justice is the best form of dealing with crime since everybody gets to understand the root of the whole evil. After finding out the cause of the crime, the decision is made, leaving all parties satisfied with the decision made by the judge. Restorative justice helps in solving Anne’s case, where both Anne’s parents and Conor are satisfied with that was formed by the judge.
In conclusion, Kumar’s motivation for the article “Restoration of faith” was to spread mindfulness and teach the readers of the magazine on the theme of how they should reevaluate about wrongdoing and discipline. The fundamental thought of my expository examination was that he did this effectively through his passionate interests to compassion and expectation, understanding to the inner voices of the group of spectators, and relativity to the present society.