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On page 191, Hosseini uses imagery to appeal to the reader’s senses and create a more realistic setting. Baba’s study is described, and it’s mentioned that Amir can smell the sweetbrier-scented breeze. This, along with description of the “twin columns of smoke” that are coming from Baba and Rahim Khan, creates a calm and pleasant setting for the audience to imagine. Further down on the page, a different setting is introduced. Golden Gate Park is described with imagery that appeals to the reader’s visual senses, such as the sun sparkling on the water or the miniature boats on the lake. There is also a crisp breeze (192), which appeals to the audience’s sense of touch. When Amir arrives in Peshawar, a large amount of imagery is used to describe the setting. First, the taxi cab Amir is in is described as being “smoke-filled” with “shredded …show more content…

Amir sees a sign that is bullet-riddled which immediately notifies the readers what kind of setting the characters are in now. The description of the cold midafternoon air and the mountains (229) create a somewhat soothing setting and visual image, which contrasts with Amir’s nausea. The type of setting is emphasized again a little later when Amir sees huts that consist of “little more than four wooden poles and a tattered cloth as a roof” (231). This detailed description can appeal to the sense of sight. The last setting described in chapter 19 is outside of place Amir stayed the night with Farid. The imagery used here creates a very calm and serine setting. The sky has a “half-moon” and is “riddled with stars”, while “crickets chirped” and the wind “wafted through the trees”. Amir also says that ground was “cool under his bare feet” (240). All of these descriptions either appeal to the senses of sight, touch, or hearing and these in turn create a vivid picture for the audience to think of. This is a great example of how much imagery can affect

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In the novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, The author, David Guterson, characterizes the main character by using imagery, and word choice. He not only evaluates the character, Kabuo Miyamoto, but also accentuates the importance of the setting. He does this by comparing the outside and inside by inferring that they are completely different, while also using a religious touch. David Guterson, the author, Uses Imagery and word choice to help characterize and understand the main character. In the first paragraph Guterson decides to use very descriptive imagery words.

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In “Half Walls between Us,” imagery is strongly expressed through Maria Said’s choice of words. For example, Said says, “On my first visit to Agordat, a small town in Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, I fell in love with its mystery, its quiet, its soft sandy colors,” which gives a strong image of the setting (Said 79). To express strong imagery is to give great detail, explain settings, and compare and contrast the surroundings. To have imagery in a story or essay is to give visual effects for the reader to see while being intrigued into a new story. Giving great details to express imagery in “Half Walls between Us” shows the different places and sights she has seen.

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The novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, portrays three main settings; Kabul, Afghanistan before the war, Fremont, California in the 1980’s and 1990’s, and finally Kabul again in 2001 when the war is progressing rapidly. In each of these settings Amir’s character develops in diverse ways. As our protagonist moves from place to place, he transforms from a cowardly, and somewhat greedy boy into a brave man who will fight for what is without a thought to the consequences. As a boy in Kabul, Amir, although creative and intellectual, is somewhat spineless and cruel.

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Much like how the weather and seasons change the atmosphere of a setting, word choice and imagery can also morph and shape the mood of an environment as well. Especially in a world where there are countless numbers of words, choosing a select few to use as a description can illustrate an image in which readers can envision as they read. It can even portray a specific message or theme that the writer has in mind! On that note, authors such as John Steinbeck utilize this method in stories to establish a contrast or change within the plot. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author begins chapter one in the hot afternoon, introducing us to George and Lennie, who are looking for a fresh start-which they are not looking for when

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