Sylvia's Journey Analysis

Sylvia, a young adventurous soul, is the definition of growth. Throughout the passage, the Author in recreating the heroin's (Sylvia) climb dramatizes in the eyes of adults the real adventure of the little girl. By using literary elements such as point-of-view and diction, the establishment of a more in-depth meaning to ultimately symbolize the dark path a child walks in search of the light of growth becomes created. The passage is told from a third person omniscient point-of-view, aware of Sylvia's hopes and aspirations, Sylvia is described as "small and silly" to establish the innocence of the adolescent and emphasize the contrast between heroin and feat. Although the child is typically happy and obtains a strong imagination, "she …show more content…
In this case, diction is used purposely vague (to enhance our own imagining of the events) and transforms the simple task of tree-climbing into an epic conquest towards adulthood. Since Sylvia stands out among the branches "brave," "wholly triumphant," as her journey comes to an end, she has grown not only in maturity, but in significance as well. The change from "small and silly" to "like a pale star" when compared to Sylvia's surroundings, emphasizes the scale of importance and connection and growth. Through the pure eyes of an adolescent, being fooled becomes rather easy due to the simplicity that children tend to find positivity in every outcome possible, even when finding themselves in the dark. Just as Sylvia begins the story optimistically, once reached the top, her new adult-like perspective ultimately creates an understanding of the world. Although what was once perceived as an "ocean" becomes a "sea", Sylvia ultimately comes to realization that every night grows into dawn just as innocence becomes