Aza's Use Of Negative Word 'Windowless, Loud'

In this passage, the author chooses to use negative word choice seen in the words “windowless,” “lard,” “required,” and “aggressively.” These words are all used to describe the first setting of the story, a school lunchroom. The character, Aza, obviously dislikes the lunchroom considering the negative word choice identified above. The word “windowless” implies a dark and confining place, “lard” is a substance typically seen as gross and “required” shows how the speaker feels unwilling to be where she is. She personifies even the lights to be hateful towards her, by stating that they are “spewing aggressively artificial light.” Furthermore, she questions the “forces” that made her be in this lunchroom. “Forces” is a strong word that implies
she has no control and that she did not choose to be in the lunchroom. This idea of no control over her own life is explored in this passage, seen in both the words “required” and “forces.” Not only does she deeply hate where she is, but she feels that she has no control over where she must be. The author intentionally chose such strong words to convey the strong emotions the character feels, for example, whereas the character could have just disliked the lunchroom, instead the words used reflect not dislike, but hate and fear. In conclusion, this passage uses negative words and phrases to express a feeling the character has beyond dislike of the school lunch room, in order to make the reader understand how uncomfortable Aza feels.