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Eric Rugara The Snake Analysis

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In The Snake by Eric Rugara, specific diction is used to inject a childishly militaristic tone, like children playing war. The simple language and bouncing terms add a childlike naïvety, which is then contrasted by dark descriptive language and metaphors directly relating to war and battle prowess. This encourages the idea that the people have a childish attitude towards war and violence, viewing it as a game. "all the hidden talent for warfare that the father had came out in the open..."(Rugara, 73) The use of the word ‘warfare’, and the description of the father as being “in the zone” suggests that the father, and by extension the people, are in a different headspace when fighting the snake. In the minds of the people, the snake is not a
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