The Reader

Lennie- if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” In this quote George pauses, while talking to Lennie, this pause implies that George may be exasperated which makes the reader…

of the most debated questions in American literature, a question that even among poets seems to be unable to answer. Poetry is one of the multiple ways that we have to express our emotions and ideas to people, creating a connection in between the reader and the poem. Poetry was one of the most common ways to express our thoughts to the public, and throughout the years, the percentage of Americans that read and write poetry has fallen. Since we have the opportunity to express ourselves in…

During Josh Awtry’s presentation, being the executive editor of the Asheville Citizen- Times, he discussed how an individual who’s inspired to be a reporter must compose his or her cleverness with certain writing skills. A reporter should be able to write words and construct a piece without many grammatical errors or punctuation errors. He also mentions that they should desire curiosity. A reporter must be willing to find out why something like this occurs and how can I educate the public…

For example, he tells the reader exactly what he thinks about girls’ minds when he says, “You never know for sure how girl’s minds work (do you really think it’s a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?)” (2) First person narration permits the reader to visualize and understand the main character more than a third person narration. For instance, if Lengel was telling the story…

Wild Life The elephant population has steadily declined over the decade due to the demand for ivory. However, it is not just the elephant population that is declining. In the article “World Wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’” the author, Rebecca Morelle, believes the animal population has decreased gradually over the last 40 years. Morelle cites five different perspectives, ranging from professionals in wildlife to well known organizations, in regard to the decline of wildlife. Through the use…

everything else. Another descriptive use of personification that Larson uses is “Trains bearing fangs of ice tore through the crossing at Wallace” (147). This section describes a train in wintertime. Larson’s image of the train “bearing fangs” provides the reader with a scary vibe from the train and fits the mood for this chapter (a chapter about Holmes) perfectly with its ominous intentions. This last reference to Larson’s use of personification is a quote by one of Larson’s main "characters",…

shared past experiences and the way he was real and relatable. He established creditability and intrigue by and using lively imagery and descriptive words to make his message stick in the minds of his wide range of readers. In conclusion, Koyczan’s personal experience can leave his readers with a jangle of emotions, each effected in an different way, but his message clear above all the jumble: beauty is found in all of life and within, and despite all the hurt and pain, can still be seen and…

the hardship of George Washington crossing the Delaware River with a proud and confident stance, on a huge boat with a flag and horses. In addition, the painting has the boat surrounded by colossal pieces of ice (Leutze). Through this painting, the reader interprets the event in a wrong way. In reality, there wa no flag or horses on the boat, and the boat was of a much different size. Since the painting is a piece of literature, the artist used artistic license, which exhibits the event in a…

as the practice of freedom. The strategies and techniques portrayed in this chapter include drawing readers with the first sentence, strategic formatting, short paragraphs, clear writing and a conversational tone (Hohenshel and Hand, 36). The chapter starts off with Bell Hook explaining why she was preoccupied by dreams of consecutively away from Oberlin College. This first sentence draws the readers by the choice of words she uses and how she uses them to explain herself. This strategy is…

Octavia E. Butler takes her readers through the journey of the only black vampire of her species, the Ina, to rediscover who she is as well as fight for her life and her right to live in the novel Fledgling. This vampire Shori is the result of a genetic experiment combining the DNA of the Ina as well as that of an African American human. She loses her memory after the community where her mother, sisters, and their respective symbionts lived is burned down as a blatant hate crime against Shori…