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Virginia Woolf Diction

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In Virginia Woolf's excerpt from her memoir the author uses diction to show the relationship between the family.When the author stated "Show them you can bring her in my boy." It shows that the father has a lot of faith in his son and that he believes he can do it.It conveys the lasting significance of the moments from her past because we are able to see how her family life was and how she remembered it.Another example of diction would be when the author stated "Next time if you are going to fish I shan't come; I don't like to see fish caught but you can go if you like." By her father saying he doesn't like to go fishing it may also effect her decision because it is obvious she is quite fond of her father so she may base her decision off of
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