Analysis of The Graveyard Book Ch.1,2 - Omar Shah
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimon is a work of literary art that brings textual descriptions and scenes to vivid images that we can form in our minds at ease. Gaimon incorporates multiple literary techniques in order to achieve this such as diction, syntax, foreshadowing, as well as many other elements. This results in a captivating work of writing that makes the reader want to continue to seek answers to their increasing number of questions throughout the book. The book starts with a clear example of foreshadowing when Jack leaves the door to his victim’s’ house open, seen here, “The street door was still open, just a little”(5). This may not seem like such a major issue at first, but is quite possibly the single most important detail in the story, for this is what causes the first and seemingly everlasting conflict. …show more content…
Earlier, Jack had left the door to the house open, and while Jack was busy murdering the family inside, one person managed to get away - the baby. The youngest member of the family managed to escape, and it is after him this story revolves. Accompanying this foreshadowing, Gaimon adds useful diction that makes the story appear much more imaginable, and sometimes, more frightening as well. For example, Gaimon uses the word “hunt” (6) to describe Jack’s process of killing the family in the house. A word like ‘hunt’ is not typically used in context with killing humans, but rather animals in the name of sport or
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimon is a work of literary art that brings textual descriptions and scenes to vivid images that we can form in our minds at ease. Gaimon incorporates multiple literary techniques in order to achieve this such as diction, syntax, foreshadowing, as well as many other elements. This results in a captivating work of writing that makes the reader want to continue to seek answers to their increasing number of questions throughout the book. The book starts with a clear example of foreshadowing when Jack leaves the door to his victim’s’ house open, seen here, “The street door was still open, just a little”(5). This may not seem like such a major issue at first, but is quite possibly the single most important detail in the story, for this is what causes the first and seemingly everlasting conflict. …show more content…
Earlier, Jack had left the door to the house open, and while Jack was busy murdering the family inside, one person managed to get away - the baby. The youngest member of the family managed to escape, and it is after him this story revolves. Accompanying this foreshadowing, Gaimon adds useful diction that makes the story appear much more imaginable, and sometimes, more frightening as well. For example, Gaimon uses the word “hunt” (6) to describe Jack’s process of killing the family in the house. A word like ‘hunt’ is not typically used in context with killing humans, but rather animals in the name of sport or