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Literary Devices In Angus Bethune

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Chris Crutcher, the author of “Angus Bethune”, uses literary devices like character foils, allusions, and situational irony to engage the reader and make his characters come to life. There were many examples of allusions in “Angus Bethune”. I think he did this because he wanted the story to seem like it took place in our world. On page 1 Angus was having a conversation with his Grandfather. He described him as “A silver haired Rolls Royce of a grandfather.” Rolls-Royce is a brand of car that’s known for being a large, powerful, and extremely luxurious. Angus is trying to show how his grandfather was a large, strong, and sophisticated person. Another time that Crutcher used allusions is “ You don’t understand. Superman’s not brave. He’s smart. …show more content…

One of them takes place during the dance. After Angus takes down Rick, Melissa wants to dance, so Angus says he’ll wait over by the table. Melissa responds “No, I want to dance with you.” Angus is shocked by this because he wasn’t expecting Melissa to want to dance with him. After dancing for a little while, Angus discovers he isn’t so bad at dancing after all. Angus pays attention to what Melissa does and just reacts naturally. Rick eventually comes back because he has a bone to pick with Angus. After making threatening remarks back and forth at each other, Angus says “Next to dancing, that’s my strong suit.” Angus is talking about “making Rick ugly” which means he wants to punch him in the face. The irony is Angus’ new found confidence about dancing. After RIck leaves Angus and Melissa she tells Angus that “I’m bulimic”...”A lot of pretty girls are” Bulimia is an eating disorder which causes people to eat very large amounts of food in a very short amount of time. The reader was lead to believe that Melissa was the perfect girl. Her being bulimic gives her a flaw. Angus is very shocked by this because he always thought Melissa was a goddess who could do no wrong. However, her being bulimic still doesn’t come close to changing his feelings for

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