Analysis Of Button Button

It is almost like the reader is sitting in the row boat with the black man and white woman, or at the bar in Spain with Jig and the American. When the reader feels involved, it becomes easier for them to understand and relate to the situation at hand.

One feature that created suspense in the story was time. In the “Tell-Tale Heart”, time often seemed to speed up or slow down. One example of time movely slowly in the passage is: “I moved slowly-- very, very slowly, so I might not disturb the old man’s sleep”. You almost sense the deliberate movements of narrator. In contrast, the phrase: “The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence”, shows that time is advancing quickly; you could almost see the moon vanishing and the narrator’s quick movements. These “time warps” adds suspense, anticipation, and a growing sense of horror to the story and encourages the reader to continue reading.

Therefore, the foreshadowing in the story creates suspense for both the characters and the readers.

This is a very important part of the book because it shows the reader that the

Nancy Farmer creates fascinating dialogue to introduce the mood and the characters. In the book the author uses a lot of dialogue to move the events along and introduce feelings to the reader. For instance, when Matt, the main character, and Matt’s friend, see a man lying on the ground and say to each other, “‘Can’t we-can’t we help him?’ faltered Matt.

This example from the short story brings suspense for the reader that something will happen to the character and stop him from going

Nancy Farmer creates fascinating dialogue to introduce the mood and the characters. In the book the author uses a lot of dialogue to move the story along and introduce feelings to the reader. An example when Matt, the main character, and Matt’s friend, see a man lying on the ground and say to each other, “‘Can’t we-can’t we help him?’ faltered Matt.

The short story is set in the State of New York, in NYC. It can therefore be concluded that the story takes place in an urban environment. We could by argue that the story will make us reflect over some basic human sins or human needs, such as greed, anger, disgust and denial. We are introduced to the protagonist of this story at the beginning. Her name is Norma and she is married to Arthur. It is not clear from the text how long they have been together. They have a typical husband and wife relationship where it is Norma that cooks and cleans. Despite Norma having a job, there is always a hot meal waiting for Arthur when he returns home after work. Overall they seem happy and content,

Throughout the passage, Katherine Anne Porter creates a story using figurative language, imagery, and dialogue to develop some of the characters emotions that are portrayed. All of these emotions the characters are feeling helps the reader understand more of the story and can aid in the knowledge of what is taking place.

Throughout the novel, Wright uses both dialogue and narrative to move the plot forward. Through dialogue, Wright shows the interactions between Bigger and the other characters, which reveal the feelings and thoughts of others in order to give the reader a well-rounded perspective on the matter. Wright especially uses narrative throughout the plot to depict new settings, reveal Bigger’s first opinions of others, and also flow through Bigger’s thinking process. Because of this, the readers are able to better understand and relate to his emotions that may lead to his uncontrollable actions. In blending the use of dialogue and narrative, Wright takes the reader through Bigger’s interactions with other characters, and he also shows how these interactions affect Bigger’s later behavior in various situations.

The writer’s purpose in this excerpt is to entertain the readers. She makes the readers feel interested and want to continuously read more story. She uses many literary and rhetorical devices. First, she uses commas to give specific details. For example, “Dudley squeaked and ran to hide behind his mother, who was crouching, terrified, behind Uncle Vernon.” She also uses onomatopoeias to imitate natural sounds such as “BOOM” and “SMASH!” Imagery is another significant device because she makes the reader imagine what character or any element looks like. For instance, “A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.” The author influences the reader by the writer’s words and narrative with dialogs.

Quotation marks are the grammar resource that Philbrick uses in chapter 3 to represent in a very natural way the characters’ emotions and expressions. He uses quotations to play with the reader’s imagination and transport us into a different world where we can appreciate a better view of this whaling experience. He mixes quotations with some other punctuation marks, such as exclamation points or question marks so that he can help the reader to understand in a better way what is happening aboard The Essex. It is what happens when he emphasizes in expressions like: “There she blows!”

In, Button, Button, the author, Richard Matheson introduces Norma and Arthur Lewis. The button causes temptations that lead to conflicts between the two characters. In the narrative, Mr. Steward arrives at the house and tells them about the button. If one of them pushes the button, someone will die, and they will receive a grand total of $50,000. This causes a dramatic conflict between the two. It brings the worst out of the two of them, causing jealousy, selfishness, and acquisitiveness. Norma has to make a decision whether to press the button or not. She contemplates and then eventually to press the button. Matheson uses dialogue, inner thinking, description, and symbolism to develop the central conflicts in the story and to accentuate how relationships break off even in the best circumstances.

In the ‘’Break Up’’ scene, Gary and his girlfriend Brooke’s has been in a long-term relationship. However, things weren’t working out. There were many Conflict in Brooke and Gary’s relationship. A conflict ‘’is a conversation in which the two people disagree’’ (Inter-Act pg. 231). An example, Gary wasn’t physically or mentally connecting with his girlfriend Brooke. Gary was too stubborn and wouldn’t listen to Brooke for what she has to say to him. Gary is blind to see what Brooke wants from him. In Inter Act ‘’listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages’’ (Lesson 5). Gary was not the one not attending or understanding, remembering, critically evaluating, and responding to his girlfriend Brooke. He would pay more attending to his video games and less eye contact and attention to Brooke.

What motivated “Anonymous” do drugs? First of all she was under stress. Anon moved to her grandparents for the summer. She was getting fed up with her parents because they were always on her. That summer while she was living with her grandparents her grandpa had a small heart attack and lived. Her grandpa also makes her go out which leads to the next topic and why she was motivated to do drugs. In her first drug experiences she had a lot of pressure on her to do them. She was out with her grandparents and she saw an old friend who invited her to a party. Anon went to the party and the hostess wanted to play a game called “ Button, Button Who Has the Button”. She wasn’t very keen on playing it but felt pressured because everyone else was playing.