Butler utilizes a reflective tone throughout his text to set the atmosphere of regret and complexity to the character's thoughts. I applied this to my own narrative using repetition, “Perhaps if I didn’t do it, if I kept my cool, if I didn’t kill him, then perhaps it wouldn’t be like this. God, it's exhausting. The constant storm of thoughts drains so much of me, dread and unease eating at my insides.” Through this technique, I was able to mimic that regretful atmosphere and the overwhelming emotions the protagonist faces are clear in these lines. This provides insight on how memories are often triggered by a symbolic object, which can impact human emotion. Furthermore, the use of a metaphor to compare the storm to the character's inner