One of the
rhetorical modes used by Ted Conover in chapter one was description. As he
travels on different roads he comes upon different scenarios. For example,
while he was in La Victoria district of Callao he noticed large piles of trash
on the street that were left by a garbage truck; there he also saw naked
toddlers and prostitutes. Conover went from seeing walls of people’s homes that
were made out of cardboard, sheet metal, scraps, and woven cane mats to women
standing on the road by piles of boxes (that contained green grapes) trying to
hitch a ride. The roads brought forth
different journeys and different experiences as well as history. It was said
that in Central America the Maya and civilizations after them left behind
Sacbe, Their own special road, that are always straight; Chacoan roads, as well
as Sacbe roads, were perfectly straight.
