Sunday, March 15, 2009
Literary Aspects
In Out Stealing Horses there are numerous literary elements placed through out the story told by Trond. Many of these figuritive elemts are seen when Trond recapes his past. An example is how Trond, even to his older age, see's the remote area of Norway as a place for his dad and him to connect. Another great example of Literary Elements is the way Tronds past is recollected by Trond when hes older. This in itself gives us an easy flow from his past and why such things like the scenery and people were important to Trond. But this literary Element also can be somewhat of a difficult concept in certain parts. Sometimes in the midst of reading about Trond walking up at night I quickly get confused and find myself reading about a boy (Trond) swimming as a kid. It just seems as though there is not a distinct change from periods. But overall, there are a number of elemts that are used for one purpose or another.
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Austin, I strongly agree with what you think about the literary aspects expressed throughout the story. I agree that the literary elements have their pros and their cons which makes it difficult to read.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that it's extremely difficult to find the time switches in the story. I also think that it would be detrimental to the story if he labeled each chapter "Present" or "Teen Years", or something of that nature. Finding the time period in which he is writing draws the reader further into the story, and therefore enhances the experience. It makes it seems more like a diary (no matter how mixed up it is.)
Stacey
I have the same problem of being confused with Trond's constant switches between the past and the present. Although, there could be reason behind them. I think that Patterson made the tense-changes slightly confusing so that the reader would have to carefully examine the text, not just skim it.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the literary help visualize Trond's past. I thought the descriptions of the scenery and the people in Trond's life really put into place, why Trond settled down where he is now, in the peaceful woods. However, I also do agree that sometimes the switch between the past and present can be difficult to decode in the writting.
Austin,
ReplyDeleteI agree that the recollection of Trond's past is one of the greater literary elements of the novel. It is basically the main focus of the book. I also like how you mentioned the fact that you get confused for I too sometimes read over something and I am totally lost between the two time periods.