Sunday, March 15, 2009
Imagery
In the book Out Stealing Horses, the author used a variety of literary elements. The one I consider to be most important is his use of imagery. I think this is very important because this allows the reader to fully grasp what the author is trying to convey. All of his descriptions include at least one of the senses and allow the reader to relate and understand. Also, it didn't matter if the reader really even knew what the author was describing because the imagery allowed the reader to imagine and create a vivid picture of the item in their minds. The imagery also makes the book more interesting and easy to read. Trond's lines sound interesting. The book isn't at all boring because the reader always has a picture in their head with more detail being added with every remark Trond says. Another aspect that I feel is extremely important is the use of flashbacks. The entire book is based on an event that took place in his childhood. For this to fully be revealed to the reader, there must be flashbacks. Every flashback is different and creates a new picture in the reader's head. When Trond is describing the time he was stealing horses, he included many details that portrayed his emotions and let the person reading relate to the events taking place.
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It is interesting how you say that the author uses at least one of the 5 senses to described what is going on. I hadn't even thought of all the times that smell and sound was used to describe an event. But thinking about it when Jon cracks that egg I can hear that tiny shell breaking in my mind.
ReplyDeleteI also think that imagery is one of the most powerful literary elements in the book. Also, the use of flash backs enhances the story greatly. While it can be confusing to keep up with the frequent scene changes, we get to know so much more about how Trond became the man he is today because of them.
ReplyDeleteDaria and Nels both have excellent thoughts. I truly believe that imagery is Petterson's strong point in his writing. He takes time giving the readers a visual before moving on the story so the reader gets a good idea of what exactly is going on. I have always thought that writers should set a goal on giving the reader a good visual because as a writer you want the readers to feel like they are in the story. Petterson does this, very well.
ReplyDeleteEmily,
ReplyDeleteI agree about your comment on how Tronds use of Literary elements is directly connected to his personality. Also how these aspects set a soft mood to the story is understandable. And how you noiced that the authors main use of these literary aspects is imagery.
Emily, I agree with you about how Patterson uses the 5 senses to help describe what is happening in the book. Before you had said this though I had not put much though into that. Good thing that you pointed that out!
ReplyDeleteEmily,
ReplyDeleteI agree that imagery was used very effectively. The descriptive, but simple words allow me to create a clear picture in my head. I also think it's very important for the reader to be able to imagine the flashbacks because that's what the whole book is based off of.
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI agree that imagery was used very well. I enjoy not being beaten by the descriptions. I agree that flasbacks happen often in the book.