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Summary Of The Pie By Gary Soto

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In his autobiographical essay, Gary Soto utilized the effect of sensual and concrete imagery, theological allusion, along with simplistic diction to demonstrate the feeling of sinners (in this case: guilt) after they execute transgression and the pleasure that come with it, while doing that Soto also show the change in personality (from being a naive and innocent child to a more mature, sophisticated one) of his 6-years of self. There’re a lot of sensual and concrete imageries that been used by Gary Soto in his essay, such as “I held the pie to my nose and breathed in its sweetness.” and “The slop was sweet and gold colored in the afternoon sun.” Soto uses this device to underscore the gratification that one may feel after when they follow
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