Another Form Of Hyperbole In Lidin's Daydream '

Lidin’s daydream is another form of hyperbole that is very human, and reflects the motives behind Olsky’s anecdote; desire for more and betterment.2 As humans we all daydream, we all hope, we want. Ordinarily, individuals do this when they are often dissatisfied with their current situation and create an exaggerated anecdote to replace the current experience. There is perhaps not a more fitting place to for it than Lidin’s current location. Lidin’s tale is an attempt to grasp at something valuable, such as a better future, in the face of danger, while Mechin is infusing clearer emotional experience into the past with literariness to see what is truly valuable.