Life Of Pi Rhetorical Analysis
Reader’s Response - Life of Pi Chapter 56 Chapter 56 is a short passage of only three paragraphs but sends a very powerful message about fear.The use of the devices of similes, personifications, and repetition is present throughout the whole chapter of how fear takes over the human.
Fear is described as evil and sneaky. “It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency; respects no law or convention, shows no mercy... Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy”. By using personification and a simile about fear, it gives the reader a bigger meaning about what fear is and how it comes over a person. It also helps the reader understand the concept better.
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Fear is described as evil and sneaky. “It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency; respects no law or convention, shows no mercy... Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy”. By using personification and a simile about fear, it gives the reader a bigger meaning about what fear is and how it comes over a person. It also helps the reader understand the concept better.
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