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Article On George Saunders: Article Analysis
i. The article on George Saunders is all about when he came to the small town of Palahniukesque and speaks to a group of students at a local college. A local student was very confused as to way a real writer would come and visit a town that is “not a great source of word related inspiration” (Saunders). When it was announced that Saunders would be coming to town the local student was not thrilled because he was not a huge fan of his works, but after hearing him speak his opinion on him completely changed. It was said that Saunders is not a dynamic speaker, but he uses his humor to draw you in making it fun and he is confident in what he voices. The local student was” hooked [because of] how much Saunders enjoyed words. It wasn't just the pleasure
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