The settings of each story correlated because the conflict arose once the protagonist left their homes. By walking deep into the forest, miles from the comfort of her home, Myop was susceptible to the cruel reality outside of her beautiful, lively shelter. Myop leaving her home was parallel to the idea of a child moving on from childhood to adulthood. Her home was blissful as it was able to shield her from all evils may come to taint her ignorant mind. Before she went on her eye-opening journey, Myop "felt light and good in the warm sun... She was 10, and nothing existed for her but her song, the stick clutched in her dark hand..." (Walker "The Flowers" 1) Myop had a perfect life for a child of her age; free of worry, free of angst and full
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Since the point of view was third person limited, Myop as well as the deceased man she came across were described entirely factually, considering bias is minimal in third person. Myop was described indirectly several times throughout the story, for example it was stated that "Today she made her own path, bouncing this way and that way, vaguely keeping an eye out for snakes" (Walker "The Flowers" 1). This observation could provide insight on Myop's character because it shows how she is semi-aware of her surroundings because she was watching out for snakes, but still a naïve, carefree child wandering aimlessly in the woods. Contrastingly, when the dead man was described, it was noted that "He had been a tall man...he'd had large white teeth, all of them cracked or broken, long fingers, and very big bones" (Walker "The Flowers" 1). This direct characterization bluntly stated his appearance because that was all there was to take from him. He had no personality that the Myop could see other than his apparel and smirk. Most characterization in "To Hell with Dying" was direct because it was told in first person by a narrator with a light-hearted tone. Rather than describing Mr. Sweet with figurative language or grand verbiage, the narrator stated his appearance and characteristics straightforwardly by saying "Mr. Sweet was a diabetic and an alcoholic and a guitar player and lived down the road from us on a neglected cotton farm" (Walker "To Hell with Dying" 1). This depressing reality of Mr. Sweet's unhealthy lifestyle was made more lighthearted by objectively stating the facts rather than the narrator sugarcoating the truth. Likewise, when describing Mr. Sweet's son's tendency to spend money negligently, it was stated that "His son, the only one that he and his wife, Miss Mary, had, was shiftless as the day is long and spent money as if he were
Since the point of view was third person limited, Myop as well as the deceased man she came across were described entirely factually, considering bias is minimal in third person. Myop was described indirectly several times throughout the story, for example it was stated that "Today she made her own path, bouncing this way and that way, vaguely keeping an eye out for snakes" (Walker "The Flowers" 1). This observation could provide insight on Myop's character because it shows how she is semi-aware of her surroundings because she was watching out for snakes, but still a naïve, carefree child wandering aimlessly in the woods. Contrastingly, when the dead man was described, it was noted that "He had been a tall man...he'd had large white teeth, all of them cracked or broken, long fingers, and very big bones" (Walker "The Flowers" 1). This direct characterization bluntly stated his appearance because that was all there was to take from him. He had no personality that the Myop could see other than his apparel and smirk. Most characterization in "To Hell with Dying" was direct because it was told in first person by a narrator with a light-hearted tone. Rather than describing Mr. Sweet with figurative language or grand verbiage, the narrator stated his appearance and characteristics straightforwardly by saying "Mr. Sweet was a diabetic and an alcoholic and a guitar player and lived down the road from us on a neglected cotton farm" (Walker "To Hell with Dying" 1). This depressing reality of Mr. Sweet's unhealthy lifestyle was made more lighthearted by objectively stating the facts rather than the narrator sugarcoating the truth. Likewise, when describing Mr. Sweet's son's tendency to spend money negligently, it was stated that "His son, the only one that he and his wife, Miss Mary, had, was shiftless as the day is long and spent money as if he were