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The Lords Of Discipline By Pat Conroy

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In Pat Conroy’s book, “The Lords of Discipline”, the main character often expresses his attitude toward the Institution. In one paragraph, Will expresses a particularly negative attitude. Will’s attitude in the passage is disappointed and even a little bit rebellious. The reason why Will is disappointed is because the Institutes’s plebe system was “destroying the ability or the desire of the freshmen to use the word I.” It was crushing the students’ individuality. Conroy uses many tools to convey Will’s message, including metaphors and words with negative connotations. Conroy implemented metaphors in his writing in order to help the audience better understand the degree that the Institute prevents the students from being individuals.
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