This song uses Pathos well. First of all, the content is about a story which happens on Christmas, a day people are all very familiar with. Also, the writer uses simple words to write the story, so the listeners can easily catch his or her thoughts. Second, people who listen to this song will be easily moved by the little boy's behavior. As the lyric describes, he is poor; "his clothes is worn and old", "he is dirty from head to toe" , "he counted pennies for what seems like years". However, he uses the money he saved for years to buy a pair of shoes for his dying mother without hesitation instead of buying toys or other things he wants. The little boy's behavior awaken listeners' sympathy quickly. Finally, the composer emphasises the little boy's request for several times to stimulate the listeners' feelings. What's more, at the end of the song, a little boy shows up to sing for his request. The pure voice reminds people of the boy's poverty and his desperate desire to help his mom, which let the listeners feel sympathetic for him and even want to give him a hand.
I agree with you, amd it likes good story with music and nice picture. It uses Pathos very good. Good job. Sherry!
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