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(HOOK)GIVING UP Short stories are put together in a way that the reader can find meaning on what is being unsaid more then what is being said, allowing the reader to read in between the lines and think critically. Short stories compared to novels have less content, therefore making it more difficult to find the meaning, but with the use of elements of fiction one can effectively grasp as much information as possible. One common theme for “Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta” by Kate Braverman and “Aurora” by Junot Diaz” is destructive relationships and drug influence. The authors of Tall Tales and Aurora use characterization and figurative language to interconnect the thought that when undesirable temptations are displayed to human kind, it can lead to bad decisions and no self-control of the inner self that ultimately lead to physical/verbal abuse and drug use.
Characterization is a fundamental piece of a story, allowing the readers to create their own perspective and interpretation of the character. The story is told through characters that have their own unique nature and personalities. In Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta the story begins with an unnamed female, we learn about her past life, a former cocaine addict with a failed marriage. Drugs had already tempted her …show more content…
The best examples of physical abuse are shown through physical similes. Whatever is left after the beating. In “Aurora” the male character is tempted by an addictive, infuriating, vicious love for a woman. The “love” and fixation he has for this woman makes him lose control of his entity, he beats her. For Aurora, being under the influence of drugs is the number one reason of why she uses violence against this male character. Diaz describes, “We haven’t seen each other for a week. Not since she put scratches on my arm.”(45) What is this character left with? He is left with marks, those marks will remind him of why she is
(HOOK)GIVING UP Short stories are put together in a way that the reader can find meaning on what is being unsaid more then what is being said, allowing the reader to read in between the lines and think critically. Short stories compared to novels have less content, therefore making it more difficult to find the meaning, but with the use of elements of fiction one can effectively grasp as much information as possible. One common theme for “Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta” by Kate Braverman and “Aurora” by Junot Diaz” is destructive relationships and drug influence. The authors of Tall Tales and Aurora use characterization and figurative language to interconnect the thought that when undesirable temptations are displayed to human kind, it can lead to bad decisions and no self-control of the inner self that ultimately lead to physical/verbal abuse and drug use.
Characterization is a fundamental piece of a story, allowing the readers to create their own perspective and interpretation of the character. The story is told through characters that have their own unique nature and personalities. In Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta the story begins with an unnamed female, we learn about her past life, a former cocaine addict with a failed marriage. Drugs had already tempted her …show more content…
The best examples of physical abuse are shown through physical similes. Whatever is left after the beating. In “Aurora” the male character is tempted by an addictive, infuriating, vicious love for a woman. The “love” and fixation he has for this woman makes him lose control of his entity, he beats her. For Aurora, being under the influence of drugs is the number one reason of why she uses violence against this male character. Diaz describes, “We haven’t seen each other for a week. Not since she put scratches on my arm.”(45) What is this character left with? He is left with marks, those marks will remind him of why she is