Why Does Hitchens No Longer Have A Voice

How would one feel if they woke up one day and realized that they no longer had a voice? In this passage, Hitchens doesn’t realize what having a voice means and how much it impacts his life until it’s gone. Creating this passage with multiple methods primarily using quotes, narration, cause and effect, comparison and contrast and exemplification, Hitchens told us in a story like form the journey of losing his voice. Authors choose certain methods to use in their writing because each method has a different effect on the reader. One of the methods Hitchens used were quotes to help portray what he is feeling through words of other authors. He starts this passage with a quote from T.S. Eliot stating, “ ‘I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And …show more content…
After Hitchens lost his voice, he had to learn to adapt to a new life; this was a prime example of the method cause and effect. Another example is in paragraph three when Hitchens states, “I could also, without the help of a microphone, reach the back row and gallery of a crowded debating hall.” (Hitchens 87) With his new reality showing him that this could never happen again, shows him what new challenges in life he will soon face. The last major method Hitchens used was exemplification. Allowing the readers to actually see what he was experiencing lets them connect on a completely different level. Also, it helps the readers relate if they have any experiences of their own that are similar to his. Hitchens gives examples as to how he couldn 't stop a taxi anymore, how he couldn 't project his voice to an entirety of a room anymore, and how he longs to be able to recite poetry or laugh again (Hitchens 88). These examples help the reader have an inside look on Hitchens’ life, creating a more relatable