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The Thousand Dreams Of Stellavista Literary Techniques

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“The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista” is a work of science fiction by JG Ballard. This short story takes place in Vermilion Sands and it stars a lawyer by the name of Howard Talbot, who is buying a house with his wife, Fay. In the end, Howard is affected by the ghost of Miles Vanden Starr and is practically killed by the house, but even then he decides to remain there in order to one day meet Gloria Tremayne. JG Ballard uses several different literary techniques throughout the story, including diction, syntax, and . Just by using any of these techniques once changed the course of the story. Ballard uses diction to change the mood and give the reader slight hints on the development of a character. For example, Howard changed a lot within the
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