One word. It can be the word that ties them all together in the story; sets the tone and a creates harmony with the content, or it create a cacophony of how the reader should feel. Alan Paton manages to ironically tie together the moods of life and death to create a retrospective, morbid, optimistic, and tragic emotional setting for the reader to experience. The author takes to his advantage the use of imagery and pathos/emotional connection to the reader. The use of those two literary elements guides the audience to get immersed in the story by seeing in the mind-set that the characters currently have. The use of imagery and/or the lack of it used by an author is seen as a tool help explain the characters awareness of the events and their mindset. Steven Kumolo describes the day that his son Absalom is to be killed execution style; in vivid observant style of imagery for the reader to interpret from. Imagery is a tool used to describe the rising of the sun that day to possibly represent/foreshadow Absalom’s child as a new beginning with hope and promise. The use of dialogue is scarce to none, so that instead of having character expression …show more content…
Since the text is placed in 3rd person point of view the author has to use strong diction in order to create an emotional connection between the reader and the characters. While first person point of view automatically creates a connection by just one viewpoint and by the character having certain biases and reactions to events in the story. Paton uses the foreboding death of Absalom to create an emotional connection with the reader and gain sympathy from the audience. He uses Stevens actions and his characterization to mold a connection with the reader too; such as when Steven is crying, or contemplating what his son is doing at that very