In A Nutshell: Perspectives Of Others

Why does an author write about his/her feelings? Or maybe even why do they express their ideas? Jamaica Kincaid, the author of A Small Place talks about the struggles she experienced through her life. The key concept of her essay was various dealings she had during the British ruling in Antigua. Understanding her point of view may be difficult, but one may get an idea of her thoughts by looking through a Marxist, Postcolonial, and a Psychological lens.

Every author has a different writing style in comparison. They convey their messages in multiple ways; using different tones to evoke certain moods on their readers. Some authors use a few different ways to catch their audiences attention; persuading them using logic, ethics and emotion.

The way the writer communicates is through their style. It appeals to the audiences emotions, it can make the message more artistic and memorable.

Author's have three main purposes in writing to persuade, inform and to entertain. The author uses text structures to explain his or her purpose.

Writers always write for a specific reason. It may be something as general as writing for the sole purpose of passing a class or as intricate as attempting to change the way a reader views a topic or idea. The latter is loosely described as exigence by rhetorician, Lloyd F. Blitzer, and focuses on the author’s belief that their audience “can be altered [by reading] a text presented to them” (Rhetorical Choices 22). Before an audience can be “altered,” however, the author must first possess a firm understanding of the meaning of the word audience.

Writers utilize descriptive writing to create a clear depiction of people, objects or events by emphasizing important

The details of a story’s plot can reveal the thoughts, questions, and emotions of an author's work and is essential to creating an authentic experience for the reader. “Those of us who are serious readers or writers are apt to share a certain guilty feeling about reading an engrossing novel if indeed we can find one.” Diane Johnson Firstly, the tone which is the way the author expresses his/her perspective and is fundamental to a successful plot often reveals the author’s emotions. Things that enhance the tone in writing are imagery, vivid descriptions and lively context. These elements can determine whether the reader will experience, fear, anxiety or suspense, etc., Secondly, strong, dramatic, realist and meaningful vocabulary is crucial

Many times authors get us to feel what the characters are feeling, like readers we get really impacted by what is happening in the story. There are times in which we feel and understand what is happening to the character. Sometimes authors write about something that has happened to them or something they have experience or they even make up something that will get the reader interested. Many times suspense is used by authors to get us to make inferences about what will happen next. For example W. F. Harvey uses suspension in his short story “August Heat”.

How an author uses language in a story is more important than you would think. Edgar Allen Poe shows a great example of this in his story The Fall of the House of Usher. His use of diction, the words he uses to paint a picture in the minds of his readers, the detail included and his use of figurative language all contribute to making a good first impression to characterize the rest of the story. In this story, Poe uses very specific detail which directly relates to how well his writing provokes an image in the reader’s mind.

In novels, authors write works of literature for all their readers. Authors use literary elements to create a meanings for us to uncover. Sometimes, these meanings may not be too explicit. As we understand the tools that authors use, we can identify the meaning behind their work. One example can be found in the novel Speak by Laurie Halse- Anderson. In this novel, most words are used to enhance the meaning behind the title.

“It takes the human voice to infuse them (words) with the shades of a deeper meaning.” (Angelou) This quote enhances people’s views on the written language versus the spoken language. Hearing the words creates a distinction between verbal and written communication. There’s only so much people can understand and interpret while reading. Literature withstands not because of the words on the page but because of the meanings behind those words. Verbal language is easier to grasp and identify the deeper meaning behind what is written on paper.

Guilt that derives from the fact our country is not doing more to aide in the refugee crisis. Likewise, this article provokes me to ask the question: why are these images not shown more often in western media? I feel that currently our media is cluttered with useless information regarding inherently trivial stories, none of which compare to the struggles of not only children, but also millions of people. The refugee problem is currently one that I feel is ignored by many for various reasons. However, this article brings to light the horrors that are currently occurring and I feel it should be seen by more people, as the lives of refugees are no less than our own. Even though politicians make out refugees, and even immigrants, to be murderous extremists, the reality is most are nonviolent, normal families seeking a home, something often taken for granted by those in western cultures. The Syrian refugee crisis is, in my opinion, the most overlooked problem in recent history, and demonstrates in inherent issue in our society- we as a culture view these lives as less than our own. Overall, I feel this article does a thorough job of emotionally evoking readers and impacting their views on Syrian refugees and the lives they are forced to

The words authors choses to use to tell a story leads the reader in a certain direction and emphasizes the important ideas and information. Through the use of language in specific ways story tellers can manipulate readers/audience to understand the story they are telling through a specific perspective, which is their perspective. Manipulation of words can also lead one to believe that the story someone is telling them is the reality, rather

“It takes the human voice to infuse them (words) with the shades of a deeper meaning.” (Angelou). This quote enhances people’s views on the written language versus the spoken language. Hearing the words creates a distinction between verbal and written communication. There’s only so much people can understand and interpret while reading. Literature withstands not because of the words on the page, but because of the interpretation of those words. Verbal language is easier to grasp, therefore

A writer’s job is to create a world that unfolds before the reader’s eyes. We want to hear people speak and see what they do, so that we may intuit what causes their behavior and where it might lead. With the well-tuned interplay of dialogue and narration, you can create scenes that sizzle with romance, suspense, excitement, or joy, engaging the reader in your characters’ plight.