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Use Of Craft Techniques In Alan Gratz's Refuge

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In the book Refugee, by Alan Gratz, one of the author's craft techniques used by the author would be a flashback because it allows the reader to get a better look at what the author is trying to say by taking the character back in time. An example that uses flashbacks is when the author said“Gathering us?” Papa said. He looked even more frightened by the prospect than Joseph's mother had.”Like--Like a roll call?” He stood up and backed against a wall. “No,” he said. “The things that happened at roll call. The hangings. The floggings. The drownings. The beatings.” He wrapped his arms around himself, and Joseph knew his father was talking about that place. Dachau(Gratz 131).This was effective because it tells the reader what happened in the
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