By paying attention to the way the author describes the urban setting through literary devices, we are able to understand Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting, that the personification of the wind in the setting serves as an antagonist and/or bully towards Lutie Johnson.
In paragraph one through three, the author uses imagery such as personification to emphasize how chaotic and dangerous the wind is in the setting. The author points out that the wind “ found every scrap of paper along the street” (10). When the author proceeds to list various lists of papers it has the effect of the streets being chaotic and congested. The author states, “the wind set the bits of paper to dancing high in the air, so that a barrage of paper swirled …show more content…
Since there is so much papers that the wind picks up, it makes it difficult for people to walk through the streets. With the diction of barrage, it solidifies the imagery of how dangerous, war like bombardment of papers are all over the streets. However, for those who walk on the streets, they make themselves smaller so that the harsh wind. The author uses violent diction to emphasize how dangerous the wind is by stating the “Pedestrians who bent double in an effort to offer the least possible exposed surface to its violent assault” (7-9). The imagery makes it seem that the wind is a bully and that the people are bent over in order to protect themselves from the violent attacks of the wind. The wind also makes it difficult for people to breathe, see and walk. The author later uses personification when it states “ The wind …show more content…
The author writes, “ The wind lifted Lutie Johnson’s hair away from the back of her neck so that she felt suddenly naked and bald, for her hair had been resting softly and warmly against her skin” ( 35-38). The wind is bullying Lottie by taking way any warmth and protection that her hair had provided her. The way she feels, naked and exposed, shows us how vulnerable she is to the winds persistent attacks. The wind also shown to be mocking/ toying with Lutie by making it difficult for her to read the sign. The constant wind in her eyes is making it hard to see and “Each time she thought she had the sign in focus, the wind pushed it away from her so that she wasn’t certain whether it said three rooms or two rooms” ( 45-47). The author is showing us how the wind is acting like a bully towards Lutie. Just when she had hope of being able to read the sign, the wind takes it away. In addition the author further suggest how the violent by describing the worn out rusted sign by saying, “ The paint off down to the metal and the metal had slowly rusted, making a dark red stain like blood” ( 54-55). The readers are able to connect and compare how the sign and the wind are connect. In previous paragraph, the wind is described to be violently assaulting pedestrians. The simile in the quote suggests that the rust is a blood stain after it was viciously attacked by the
In paragraph one through three, the author uses imagery such as personification to emphasize how chaotic and dangerous the wind is in the setting. The author points out that the wind “ found every scrap of paper along the street” (10). When the author proceeds to list various lists of papers it has the effect of the streets being chaotic and congested. The author states, “the wind set the bits of paper to dancing high in the air, so that a barrage of paper swirled …show more content…
Since there is so much papers that the wind picks up, it makes it difficult for people to walk through the streets. With the diction of barrage, it solidifies the imagery of how dangerous, war like bombardment of papers are all over the streets. However, for those who walk on the streets, they make themselves smaller so that the harsh wind. The author uses violent diction to emphasize how dangerous the wind is by stating the “Pedestrians who bent double in an effort to offer the least possible exposed surface to its violent assault” (7-9). The imagery makes it seem that the wind is a bully and that the people are bent over in order to protect themselves from the violent attacks of the wind. The wind also makes it difficult for people to breathe, see and walk. The author later uses personification when it states “ The wind …show more content…
The author writes, “ The wind lifted Lutie Johnson’s hair away from the back of her neck so that she felt suddenly naked and bald, for her hair had been resting softly and warmly against her skin” ( 35-38). The wind is bullying Lottie by taking way any warmth and protection that her hair had provided her. The way she feels, naked and exposed, shows us how vulnerable she is to the winds persistent attacks. The wind also shown to be mocking/ toying with Lutie by making it difficult for her to read the sign. The constant wind in her eyes is making it hard to see and “Each time she thought she had the sign in focus, the wind pushed it away from her so that she wasn’t certain whether it said three rooms or two rooms” ( 45-47). The author is showing us how the wind is acting like a bully towards Lutie. Just when she had hope of being able to read the sign, the wind takes it away. In addition the author further suggest how the violent by describing the worn out rusted sign by saying, “ The paint off down to the metal and the metal had slowly rusted, making a dark red stain like blood” ( 54-55). The readers are able to connect and compare how the sign and the wind are connect. In previous paragraph, the wind is described to be violently assaulting pedestrians. The simile in the quote suggests that the rust is a blood stain after it was viciously attacked by the