The Cold Equation By Tom Godwin Analysis

Imagery is the element of description and these two stories display it exceptionally. The Cold Equation by Tom Godwin and The Photograph by Will Weaver, descriptive imagery, that’s what they draw the reader along with. In The Cold Equation a teenage girl went onto the ship an EDS ship taking supplies to different planets and becomes a stowaway. In The Photograph there was a photo going around of a teacher that Anthony took. Then when they found out about the photo, Anthony ends up losing the position as team football manager and he gets in a lot of trouble taking a picture that he shouldn’t of taken. The direct focus on Imagery, in the stories The Cold Equation and The Photograph shows a parallel to one another by the physical, emotional and psychological vision they capture and cause in the reader. Sometimes it is difficult or surreal to think about things that don’t exist. In The Cold Equations, Tom Godwin
In The Photograph, Will Weaver imagery, “... he is to scrawny to make the team so hangs around athletes any way he can.” (Weaver 3). I can imagine what he is feeling, hoping for and going through to be with these football players because he is too scrawny, but really wants to feel apart of a team or group. Second, Will Weaver imagery, “... there was a helmet left on the bench. A simple, round, blue battered helmet resting on pale wood. In the light the helmet looked lonely, sad, like some large bird’s egg lost from it’s nest.” (Weaver 8). I can imagine what the helmet looks like and almost felt like. The use of relating it to a bird’s egg lost from it’s nest, where it was safe and belonged. These described images bring an emotional, relatable feeling out of the story. The use of personification creates a relatable image, bringing out feelings not normally thought of with a football helmet. His writing makes a connection to the reader through emotional imagery, possibly deeper connections and