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Marching Through A Novel By John Updike Analysis

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In the poem, “Marching Through a Novel,” by John Updike, the author describes a place where everyday when he picks up his pen, he is given a world of subservient characters ready to be directed in whatever way he chooses. He explains how every morning is different and how the world of possibilities is available at the start of each day and allows him the endless opportunity to create freely. He is able to portray these ideas within his work through imagery and the way he describe the relationship between him and his characters, as though he is the almost godly Creator. First, John Updike displays his relationship between him and his characters with vivid imagery throughout the poem. His use of phrases such as “misty faces,” “marsh of blank

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