Scotty Wake Up In Carver Raymond's 'The Bath'

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The title of the text is “The Bath”. It is about a young boy who gets hit by a car on the day that he is supposed to celebrate his birthday.

2. The author’s view is Positivity. “He’s going to wake up,” the man said. “I know, the woman said. This shows that the author was positive and had faith that the Scotty would wake up. (Carver Raymond, 1989 p. 50)

3. The author left the audience in suspense. We do not know whether Scotty waked up or not as he was said to be sleeping for two days.

4. I think the evidence is valid because the author achieved what he wanted to achieve while writing the story. Both parents had faith that their child was going to wake up.

5. It is relevant because it supports the whole

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