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Summary: Bastard Out Of Carolina

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The narrator, or “Voice”, in the book Bastard Out of Carolina is of Ruth Anne “Bone” Boatwright. Throughout the first few chapters she describes her, and her family and their lives. The Diction that is used is southern slang. Bone uses slang when describing situations, and people. When describing her mother’s reaction to the Preacher, Bone said, “My mama went as pale as the underside of an unpeeled cotton boll”. This line uses slang in a way that lets us know her family most likely is not very wealthy, or well educated. When Bone is describing her uncles she begins to talk about her uncle Earle. Her uncle Beau says "Earle looks like trouble coming in on greased skids". He laughs when he says this, and all her aunts smile and agree. The way
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