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True Tales From The Life Of A New York City Cop By Steve Osborne

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The novel, The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop, by Steve Osborne, tells of many shocking, enthralling adventures and experiences of former NYPD officer Steve Osborne while he is on and off the job. It describes his life from the time that he was a young, inexperienced rookie and explains how he climbed the ranks to become one of the most respected policemen in New York. While he was working, Steve went through many near death experiences and fist fights with criminals, but as soon as he arrived at home, would assure his wife and family that it was a “quiet night” and that not much ever really happened. However, as soon as he returned to work, he seemed to be fighting for his life against some fiend in a job where no night …show more content…

The story takes place in New York City, a place where crime is ever present and there is never a lack of action for a police officer. For example, the author states that, “Years ago the Ninth Precinct on the Lower East Side of Manhattan wasn’t the chi-chi hipster place it is now… Shootings, stabbings, and robberies happened constantly and bloodshed was a nightly occurrence” (Osborne 125). This shows that the main character, Steve will face crime and felons constantly without any brakes, making the story immensely more exciting and dramatic. Moreover, this vicious area will throw more challenges and dangerous scenarios at Steve than he would normally have anywhere else, so he will engage in more battles and struggles with criminals. The author’s diction, or use of certain words and phrases, also has a positive impact on the novel. For instance, Osborne states that he, “pointed to my perp and said, “I got a collar” (Osborne 22). This demonstrates the author’s informal use of words that he developed during his time as a police officer such as perp and collar. He uses similar words throughout the novel that only cops use in order to enhance the story and make it more interesting and compelling to the reader. The author uses diction and setting to enhance the story greatly, making it much more

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