Question

Which example from "Top of the Food Chain" is an appeal to pathos? A. But let me backtrack a minute here. You see, out in the bush they have these roofs made of thatched palm leaves — you'll see them in the towns too, . . . (174) B. These are the lizards you've seen during your trips to Hawaii, very colorful, patrolling the houses for roaches and flies . . . C. The people are all huddled there in their running shorts, looking pretty miserable, and one after another the roofs keep falling in . . . D. But who was to make the connection between three passes with the crop duster and all these staved-in roofs?

Answer 1

C. The people are all huddled there in their running shorts, looking pretty miserable, and one after another the roofs keep falling in.

Pathos is meant to invoke pity in the audience. We see here that the author clearly know what they are doing. He/She uses words such as "huddled" and "miserable" to invoke pity and sympathy in the audience. 

Answer 2

pathos is appeal to emotion so ans is C. The people are all huddled there in their running shorts, looking pretty miserable, and one after another the roofs keep falling in . . .