“One of the owner’s sons looked on with a certain mistrust at these “doctors,” disgustingly dressed and obviously famished, but he kept his mouth shut and let us eat to our idealistic hearts’ content.”
This excerpt shows many aspects of voice including diction, syntax and tone. It is clear that he uses a variety of words form a large dictionary, and that his structuring is different than many would choose to write. His tone is also sarcastic and humorous, as he describes the seen as if he is not one of the “doctors.”
In his letter to his mother on page 50 and 51, there is a very relaxed and informal approach to writing, one that many would not use when writing to their parents. He start, “Just as you have not heard from me, I’ve had no news from you and I’m worried. It would defeat the purpose of these few lines to tell you all that has happened to us;” Here, sarcasm is used again, and he speaks very informally.
No comments:
Post a Comment