In “The Bottle Imp” by Robert Louis Stevenson the author uses a variety of literary devices to entice the reader. Stevenson uses literary devices such as suspense, foreshadowing, flashback, and surprise ending. A notable literary device that is used is suspense. Stevenson uses suspense not only to entice the reader, but to make sure the reader is aware of what's going on while raising questions of what will happen next. To clarify, an example of suspense being used in the story is in paragraph 164 when Keawe suspiciously and discreetly enters the house just to see Kokua with the bottle after he had sold it. This is an example of suspense because it makes you question and wonder what Keawe will do or how he will act. Will Keawa lash out and
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Just as the servant thought that something unfortunate was going on with Keawe, Keawe suddenly finds out that he has a infectious disease that makes his skin patchy and bumpy called leprosy. What a coincidence! Another important literary device that's used is flashback. In paragraph 183 the author uses both flashback and parallel episode when he stages the characters to repeat actions one had done before. This is shown in paragraph 183 when just like Kokua tricked Keawe into thinking that the old man had bought it by ordering him to buy it off Keawe, Keawe is doing it to Kokua. Last but not least, Stevenson uses surprise ending to shock the reader and leave a lasting impression on them. This is shown in paragraphs 191 to 199 when Keawe sends a poor drunk man that he finds at a bar to buy it of his wife so he can buy it off the man after, but instead the poor man decides to buy it and keep it for himself. You could see how much Kokua and Keawe loved each other that they would risk themselves to burn forever in the afterlife for one another. In Conclusion, Stevenson chose a nice variety of literary devices not only to entice the reader but to make the book more interesting that it makes the character feel as if they’re in the
Just as the servant thought that something unfortunate was going on with Keawe, Keawe suddenly finds out that he has a infectious disease that makes his skin patchy and bumpy called leprosy. What a coincidence! Another important literary device that's used is flashback. In paragraph 183 the author uses both flashback and parallel episode when he stages the characters to repeat actions one had done before. This is shown in paragraph 183 when just like Kokua tricked Keawe into thinking that the old man had bought it by ordering him to buy it off Keawe, Keawe is doing it to Kokua. Last but not least, Stevenson uses surprise ending to shock the reader and leave a lasting impression on them. This is shown in paragraphs 191 to 199 when Keawe sends a poor drunk man that he finds at a bar to buy it of his wife so he can buy it off the man after, but instead the poor man decides to buy it and keep it for himself. You could see how much Kokua and Keawe loved each other that they would risk themselves to burn forever in the afterlife for one another. In Conclusion, Stevenson chose a nice variety of literary devices not only to entice the reader but to make the book more interesting that it makes the character feel as if they’re in the