Life can change in an instant. Driving on the back roads in Falmouth, Massachusetts may seem like a casual drive for John Busby, until one day he is shot in the jaw. The windshield broken, glass everywhere, and blood pouring out uncontrollably on the wheel. J. Busby experienced this life changing moment that not only affected him, but his whole family. John and Cylin Busby reach out to readers using a unique memoir structure, effective poetic devices, and flashbacks.
These specific attributes stand out to the audience to illustrate an important message. Father and daughter authors, John and Cylin Busby, convey their message to the audience through stylistic and rhetorical devices in order to empathize with victims and inform authorities of …show more content…
Cylin Busby uses many metaphors and other devices, but one example that stood out was her use of repetition. She uses repetition to emphasize the importance of her message to the reader. "I hated the way we lived now. The fence, the dog, the guns, the cops, the alarm system, the tape recorder on the phone, the constant fear that someone was going to hurt Dad or one of us. I hated the gross syringes and the blender. I hated the horrible sounds Dad made when he sat at the table with us, almost choking every night with the tube down his throat, trying to eat. I would never be able to have Amelia or anyone else over to my house ever again" (268). Cylin Busby repeats the phrase, "I hate" and uses "the" before the restrictions she has. The repetition of these phrases emphasizes Cylin Busby's feelings towards her new life. Children and adolescents may feel the same way as Cylin Busby. She shares the same imprisoned feeling as her father and shows the audience the way it makes her feel. The effects of the situation take away fun in her life. It strips her of her childhood, just like any other child suffering from this. Poetic devices convey the message to the reader in an interesting and captivating …show more content…
"There was a big difference between looking the other way when a town selectman is caught driving drunk and looking the other way when an attempt is made on a police officer's life" (79). John Busby explains the difference of importance. He wants authoritive members in the audience to take every case seriously, especially life-threatening ones. The chief at the police department even denied extra help on the case from local police departments (122). J. Busby as a police officer, risks his life every day for society, and he expects every other officer who took the same oath to live up to the community's expectations. John Busby appeals to audience members who have suffered injustice and have had to move their families as a result. He comforts readers in that they are not alone, but informs authorities to get the job done. The effect this situation had on J.
Busby's family is significant and could've been solved, but selfishness was put in front of doing the job.
John and Cylin Busby illustrate empathy to victims and inform authoritive figures of similar situations through their own experiences. Their writing uses stylistic and rhetorical techniques
These specific attributes stand out to the audience to illustrate an important message. Father and daughter authors, John and Cylin Busby, convey their message to the audience through stylistic and rhetorical devices in order to empathize with victims and inform authorities of …show more content…
Cylin Busby uses many metaphors and other devices, but one example that stood out was her use of repetition. She uses repetition to emphasize the importance of her message to the reader. "I hated the way we lived now. The fence, the dog, the guns, the cops, the alarm system, the tape recorder on the phone, the constant fear that someone was going to hurt Dad or one of us. I hated the gross syringes and the blender. I hated the horrible sounds Dad made when he sat at the table with us, almost choking every night with the tube down his throat, trying to eat. I would never be able to have Amelia or anyone else over to my house ever again" (268). Cylin Busby repeats the phrase, "I hate" and uses "the" before the restrictions she has. The repetition of these phrases emphasizes Cylin Busby's feelings towards her new life. Children and adolescents may feel the same way as Cylin Busby. She shares the same imprisoned feeling as her father and shows the audience the way it makes her feel. The effects of the situation take away fun in her life. It strips her of her childhood, just like any other child suffering from this. Poetic devices convey the message to the reader in an interesting and captivating …show more content…
"There was a big difference between looking the other way when a town selectman is caught driving drunk and looking the other way when an attempt is made on a police officer's life" (79). John Busby explains the difference of importance. He wants authoritive members in the audience to take every case seriously, especially life-threatening ones. The chief at the police department even denied extra help on the case from local police departments (122). J. Busby as a police officer, risks his life every day for society, and he expects every other officer who took the same oath to live up to the community's expectations. John Busby appeals to audience members who have suffered injustice and have had to move their families as a result. He comforts readers in that they are not alone, but informs authorities to get the job done. The effect this situation had on J.
Busby's family is significant and could've been solved, but selfishness was put in front of doing the job.
John and Cylin Busby illustrate empathy to victims and inform authoritive figures of similar situations through their own experiences. Their writing uses stylistic and rhetorical techniques