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Skloot makes sure that none of the events shown in her book are her portrayals of each character. Their words are not interpreted or altered in any way and the voice of each character is raw and direct from the source. The characters are developed in two ways. From a third person point of view in which she describes the Lacks family’s past or by the direct dialogue between Skloot and the Lacks family. Also, the main rhetorical device to keep the rule of “show, don’t tell” is diction of the…

Salinger shows his attentiveness toward the rhythms of speech by using italics quite frequently in order to let the reader know when a character is placing emphasis on a word, or even on just a syllable, in dialogue. The emphasis of a single syllable shows a realism to the dialogue of The Catcher in the Rye rarely seen not only in the works of Salinger?s time, but also before and after it. Salinger?s emphasis on the rhythm of speech is mirrored in his emphasis on the rhythm of thought, which, in…

novels, The Catcher in the Rye and Their Eyes Were Watching God, follow a noticeable pattern involving dialect, writing style, and theme. The novels address a clear theme of sexuality in two growing characters, as they explain their stories and lives throughout the course of the book’s journey. Both books take a very serious and stylistic approach to the topics of dialect and writing style. It is noticeable in the first few pages of both that the authors have clear intentions of creating a novel…

The reality, or not, of a setting contributes to the style. In Mist and Saint Manuel, Martyr, Unamuno blends the real and the mythical into his settings. While the specific setting of Mist is little-described, Augusto describes his life as a “mist” in a “nebulous” world (Mist 33). Meanwhile, the town of Valverde…

Monstrosity isn’t always what is perceived on the outside. Becoming one with an animal, having animalistic tendencies, or an alter ego of a beast can be considered monstrous to society. In the poem “Why do you keep putting animals in your poems”, the man depicted in the poem is learning from the animals in the poem. He also realizes that the animalistic way of life is much simpler than the life of a human. In “Now You’re An Animal” by Mark Doty the professor goes into a studio to get his picture…

understood that Emily might be referring to the subject's inability to be light and fleet-footed. One of the props from the production of Nutcrackers is also in tow, "rolled on the wheels of snow". In context, it’s supposed to take her off the stage with style. Based on…

Narrative perspective, also called “point of sight”, is the angle, postion and viewpoint of the narrator applied to observe and narrate stories. (邵萍萍， 廖小云 ) It is widely used in the modern narrative works cause it can helps to arouse interest, conflict and suspense, so choosing different perspectives can make differential effects. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde consists of nine chapters, and each chapter has a brief subtitle to summarize the main plots. In the first seven parts, Stevenson chooses to…

The Crucible, Explained Authors use a variety of techniques to ensure the message of their story is received. Some will spell it out for the reader in simple words, or will focus heavily on the dialogue of the characters. In the cast of Arthur Miller's The Crucible he uses several important characters and themes that play off of one another to construct a tale that will leave an impression. In my project, the collage, I chose specific objects, and pictures, that best represented the themes and…

of an author to create an image and understanding of the characters within their stories is what can separate many average authors from the great ones. Both Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner are notorious authors that are famous for their own styles of character development among many other admirable achievements. Just as we judge the character of the people we know in our own lives by the actions they make and the tings they say, authors use the actions and dialogue to create a personality…

It is widely believed that human beings cannot escape death. Virginia Woolf’s narration in the story “The Death of the Moth” displays the battle between life and death, which is never won. The writer employs rhetorical devices such as fragmentation and tone, as well as metaphors to deliver his message and advance the feeling of pity in the reader. In addition, Woolf attentively uses metaphors and other literary devices in a manner that agrees with the shifting of the tone all through the…