Question

Read the excerpt from "For the Cherokee Phoenix.”

What will be our fate, God only knows. Georgia is extending her laws over us and at the same time stripping us of every right and privilege—agents of the United States are assiduous to induce us to quit our native homes. If this is not oppression, I know not what it is. Should we finally fall a sacrifice to the avarice of this fair, free and happy republic, as it is called, the sad news, no doubt will reach London, Paris, and Madrid as a stigma on its boasted character. Nay the mournful story will be reiterated in St. Petersburg. Oppressed Greece, too, will sympathize with us and drop a tear over our funeral pile.

In this excerpt, the author uses hypothetical reactions from other cities and countries. How does this help create pathos?

It reflects the author’s personal observations of other cities and countries and creates a sense of authority.
It provides a series of personal anecdotes from the author describing experiences with other cities and countries.
It helps create a sense of mourning experienced by those cities and countries over the oppression of the Cherokee.
It helps create a sense of urgency for those cities and countries to take action and free the Cherokee from oppression.

Answer 1

It helps create a sense of mourning experienced by those cities and countries over the oppression of the Cherokee.

By imagining distant nations expressing sorrow, the author broadens sympathy and heightens emotional impact, making the injustice seem universally tragic.