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associating with the wrong people, due to a lack of backbone. Yet Buddy is different and a better person than those who he associates with because he is compassionate and able to recognize that he is a follower; therein lies the irony that only the reader sees Buddy’s merit while the other characters only see the results of his friends’ poor judgment. Buddy’s sense of right from wrong is strong to

whilst also informing the reader of the many benefits natural darkness has to offer as well. Within the first paragraph Bogard has already established a connection he himself feels with natural darkness. Through connected darkness with his memories in, "At my family’s cabin on a Minnesota lake, I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes. I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars," Bogard is able to invite the reader into understanding why

Raymond Carver’s "Popular Mechanics" which allow the reader to wonder upon symbols and make connections because of his limited word choice. The author uses symbols which creates a image in the reader’s mind. The actions of the characters help the reader create connections which makes the readers more engaged. The author utilities simple words, but the reader escapes the plot. The phrase "The snow was melting into the dirty water” makes the reader think the word snow represents purity and happiness

known to cause destruction within the lives of Victor and his family, but these actions seem to have a justified cause. Within Shelly’s exceptional novel, the horrific monster is intentionally displayed as the victim with a troubled past in order for readers to sympathize with the circumstances of the monster’s creation,

just their sense of direction; they end up losing themselves to a malevolent character called, “The Misfit.” Flannery O’Connor’s dramatic tragedy gives way to a symbolic journey in which a southern family trip ends in horror to demonstrate to the reader that there is hidden significance within every scene in the story to allow us to dig deeper into our own existence. The scene at Red Sammy’s diner is a prime example of how O’Connor uses symbolism to depict there is more than what lies on the superficial

The problems of the society always found reflection in the literature works of various authors. While some of them chose to criticize the in a rather subtle and soft way, some poems or literature works offer the readers harsh depiction of the politics in the modern world. Ralf Black writes his poem 21st Century Lecture in the spirit of the time, with simple ideas implied in the complicated imaginary. The author's perception of the world in the poem is built in terms of criticism of how people behave

women. Grose commences building her credibility with personal facts and reputable sources, citing convincing facts and statistics, and prosperously employing emotional appeals; however, toward the cessation of the article, her endeavors to appeal to readers’ emotions debilitate

it tells the reader how much perseverance soldiers had to continue fighting. Words like “guttering, choking, drowning” (Owen 16) shows the reader exactly what a soldier is feeling when he is being gassed. Graphic images were shown in this poem like “the blood / come gargling from the forth-corrupted lungs” (Owen 21-22) it just gives the reader such a clear and descriptive image in their head as to what exactly the writer wanted you to know. Disgust, this is another emotion the reader gets a sense

When an individual looks at an animal, does he see an object or a living breathing individual? In “The Fish,” Elizabeth Bishop turns an everyday object such as a fish into a battle scarred war hero in the eyes of the reader. Societies various perspectives on the consumptions of living animas has influenced the preconception the speaker has on living animals. With her previous knowledge of fishes and her use of personification, she creates a new ideology on how to view living animals. This becomes

Situational irony can change how the story goes and how the reader feels. In the short stories “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, It is obvious that the authors use situational irony to change the mood of the story. Situational irony surprises the reader, but also leaves the reader feeling other emotions. By looking at these two stories, it is clear that the authors uses situational irony to influence the reader. In the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant