The author's diction in "Henry James" is apathetic and rude. When the author attends the funeral, he makes an impolite comment about the deceased man's job: " i believe, he exercised the useful profession of shoemaker." The author even refuses to call it a "tragedy," instead saying that the funeral is a "serious comedy."
The diction in the passage is unrepentant and sarcastic. The author does not feel bad at all when he says that the day is the "finest of the day" to describe his content at the funeral. He must really feel above standards to Mr. George Odger, the deceased man, in order to describe the cortege following behind him "dregs of population." The author mentions the population to be "london rabble, the metropolitan mob, men and women,
The diction in the passage is unrepentant and sarcastic. The author does not feel bad at all when he says that the day is the "finest of the day" to describe his content at the funeral. He must really feel above standards to Mr. George Odger, the deceased man, in order to describe the cortege following behind him "dregs of population." The author mentions the population to be "london rabble, the metropolitan mob, men and women,