Is the place you call home actually your ‘home’? In the story “Illinois” the author, Savannah Carpenter uses imagery, personification and point of view to develop and express the idea that at times, places, where you feel most accepted and belonged, may not be the place you call home. Carpenter sets the story in Illinois with the main character working as a bricklayer named Ken. Ken has been in the town his whole life and is accepted and loved by the town, even so, he always thought of the ocean. Ken deeply feels like he belongs along the shoreline, cruising down the reef fishing and relaxing on the side of the beach. The place he calls home isn’t exactly the ‘home’ he wants.
Carpenter uses imagery to express how Ken feels being somewhere his needs are met but no somewhere he longs to. Throughout the story, Carpenter progressively uses imagery to show how much ken loves the …show more content…
“They were piercingly blue eyes, not icy blue, but more like the seawater.” (40). Only within one line, the words used and how effective her use of hyperbole creates images for the readers to visualize. The words such as piercingly or icy create an exaggerated feeling. Another clear evidence is when Carpenter writes “The heat from the house made his cold skin tingle”(25). It may seem like nothing is exaggerated but when a reader reads this, as they read across “his cold skin tingles” it’s like they can feel the tingle themselves. “The warm water stung those bitter hands like the bite of a fire ant”(40). Again, the use of exaggerating the words created another feeling for the reader. The word that was really exaggerated would be stung. This isn’t an interesting word but when she uses it with this context it makes the word sound bold and descriptive. The reader could almost feel the sting themselves as Carpenter really makes the reader visualize and feel what Ken is
Carpenter uses imagery to express how Ken feels being somewhere his needs are met but no somewhere he longs to. Throughout the story, Carpenter progressively uses imagery to show how much ken loves the …show more content…
“They were piercingly blue eyes, not icy blue, but more like the seawater.” (40). Only within one line, the words used and how effective her use of hyperbole creates images for the readers to visualize. The words such as piercingly or icy create an exaggerated feeling. Another clear evidence is when Carpenter writes “The heat from the house made his cold skin tingle”(25). It may seem like nothing is exaggerated but when a reader reads this, as they read across “his cold skin tingles” it’s like they can feel the tingle themselves. “The warm water stung those bitter hands like the bite of a fire ant”(40). Again, the use of exaggerating the words created another feeling for the reader. The word that was really exaggerated would be stung. This isn’t an interesting word but when she uses it with this context it makes the word sound bold and descriptive. The reader could almost feel the sting themselves as Carpenter really makes the reader visualize and feel what Ken is