Blog For Week 11-10-14

11-10-14
A Thunderous Whisper
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Prompt:1)  Analyze The Impact Word Choice has on the meaning or tone of the Text
             2) Analyze How Dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make Sure To Include Textual Evidence.

        Word choice can definitely impact the meaning or tone of the text. For example in the book the author stated "There has to be something we can do, C'mon, think!" I commanded as Mathias and I walked along the narrow street, each holding one side of the large basket of sardines." By the word choice the author used, I could tell that the character in the story is desperate and wants to get something done quickly. I could tell that something is happening and the characters feel like they need to do something. Therefore depending on what word choice they choose, it could express what the characters feel. Especially when they use good word choice it expresses it more clearly and more understandable.

          Dialogue and specific incidents reveal information about characters. I know this because dialogue tells what the character feels or does, and with that you can tell their personality. Also with specific incidents it could reveal some different traits about the character that don't come out unless something happens. For example in the first part of the book Ani was a very shy and not a very strong person. Then when her Mother died, Ani became a young and strong person. The author stated " How about if I tell a story?" Ani instead of being a weak and shy person like she used to be, she was taking care of all the other children that had lost their parents. She realized that being sad and weak would not help her or anyone else. As could when she lost her mom Ani became a more strong and helpful person.

           Not only did the incident reveal something about Ani, but it also revealed something about Mathias. At first Mathias was an outgoing guy, who never gave up. After the incident he still had the never giving up but he became more mature. He lost both of his parents, at first he was sad and thought that he should go and kill Adolf himself, but with a little help from his uncle he turned into a full grown man who makes decisions when he knows the what could happen and into a mature young man. The author stated " Mathias nodded, but said, "Life isn't always fair." I wasn't sure if I liked this more mature version of my friend." As you could see Mathias has accepted what has been going on and if he did not get more mature, if he stayed the same he would have dealt with the situation a lot differently. When you pass through an incident or something happens in your life, you could easily change. This could affect the way you act, think, and do stuff.