In Woodsong, Gary Paulsen’s purpose changes the point of view through specific events and emotions that describe the denotation and connotations of specific words. In paragraph 2, Gary Paulsen introduces the story, saying, “I lived in innocence for a long time. Gulled by Disney and others, I believed Bambi always got out of the fire.” The denotation of “innocence” is the quality or state of being harmless. A similar word to innocence is safe, but safe is not as strong of a word as innocence because it does not have as strong of a definition. The connotation of innocence could have a negative effect on the reader because innocence is used in this sentence to describe what Gary Paulsen has been fooled by and what Gary Paulsen has been feeling. …show more content…
Even in that split part of a second, it could be smelled. It could be seen in the picture. The doe’s eyes were so wide they seemed to come out of her head.” The denotation of “fear” is the feeling of being scared. A similar word to “fear” is scared. Scared is not as strong of a denotation because fear in this sentence is used to explain what Gary Paulsen could be feeling. The connotation of fear could have a negative effect on the reader in this sentence because fear is used to describe what Gary Paulsen is feeling and what the reader could be feeling. The author's point of view in the middle is going to change, but not greatly. And it would be more negative His thoughts will be more towards the real woods and what it is truly like in the wild. Similarly, Gary Paulsen in paragraph 20 stated, “The doe, in horror now, and knowing what was coming, left the bank of the lake and bounded out onto the bad ice. Her tail was fully erect, a white flash as she tried to reach out and get speed, but the ice was too thin.” The denotation of “horror” is the feeling of intense shock. A similar word to horror is surprise, but the surprise isn’t as strong because surprise means