In the short story, “The Sound of Summer Running,” Ray Bradbury uses figurative dialect and dialogue to delineate how both Douglas and Mr. Sanderson's feelings about running shoes. The characters in this short story have different beliefs on the shoes. In the beginning of the story, we are introduced to the main character, Douglas. Douglas and his family has just left the theaters. While walking home, Douglas’ eyes seem to shine up with joyful anticipation about a pair a shoes. According to the story it states that “He glanced quickly away, but his ankles were seized, his feet suspended, then rushed. The earth spun; the shop awnings slammed their canvas wings overhead with the thrust of his body running.” The author uses figurative language …show more content…
Sanderson to get the new pairs, the author incorporates figurative language to introduce the story in a different perspective. According to the story it states, “The boy thought about it, hesitated, and nodded a quick nod. Almost immediately he vanished. He just spun about with a whisper and went off. The door stood empty. The sound of the tennis shoes faded in the jungle heat.” “He bent to pick up the boy’s abandoned winter shoes, heavy with forgotten rains and long-melted snows. Moving out of the blazing sun, walking softly, lightly, slowly, he headed back toward civilization . . . .” This portrays when Douglas finally received the Royal Crown Cream-Sponge, Para Litefoot. Figurative language helped develop Douglas’ perspective on the shoes by showing how gleeful he …show more content…
Douglas talks about how long has it been since Mr. Sanderson wore those pairs. Which in responds with, “Oh, ten, twenty, say, thirty years ago. Why. . . ?” Later, Douglas convinces Mr. Sanderson to try the pair on for Mr. Sanderson to describe how the shoes feel. According to the short story it states, “Mr. Sanderson,” said Douglas, “you sell me something and I’ll sell you something just as valuable.”“It is absolutely necessary to the sale that I put on a pair of the sneakers, boy?” said the old man.“I sure wish you could, sir!” From the tone and Mr. Sanderson's voice after the line, “I sure wish you could, sir” it seems that Mr. Sanderson becomes aggravated and doesn't want Douglas to get the shoes with minimum