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Diction:
· “This hitherto peaceful congregation of neighbors and old friends had suddenly to endure the unique experience of distrusting each other; understandably, they believed that the murderer was among themselves”(88).
After the murder occurred, the citizens of Holcomb held a congregation. The words peaceful congregation juxtaposes the word murderer. Opposites occur throughout this sentence. For example the words understandably and distrusting, peaceful and murderer juxtapose each other. This creates a tone of suspense and tension. The dull town of Holcomb is now losing its innocence and starting to gnaw at the residents’ minds. The residents are now becoming fearful of one another.
· “I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat”(244).
As Perry recounts his murder, he notes that he never had a grudge against the family. Yet why did he kill them? He killed them because they represented the values he did not agree to. This sentence is ironic because although Perry thought “he was a very nice gentlemen” he still “cut his throat.” The two opposing mindsets are evident in this sentence; the mindset of a killer and the mindset of a average human being. Yet the fact that he killed the man creates a sense of horror and fear. This creates a tone of irony and horror.Diction:
· “This hitherto peaceful congregation of neighbors and old friends had suddenly to endure the unique experience of distrusting each other; understandably, they believed that the murderer was among themselves”(88).
After the murder occurred, the citizens of Holcomb held a congregation. The words peaceful congregation juxtaposes the word murderer. Opposites occur throughout this sentence. For example the words understandably and distrusting, peaceful and murderer juxtapose each other. This creates a tone of suspense and tension. The dull town of Holcomb is now losing its
· “This hitherto peaceful congregation of neighbors and old friends had suddenly to endure the unique experience of distrusting each other; understandably, they believed that the murderer was among themselves”(88).
After the murder occurred, the citizens of Holcomb held a congregation. The words peaceful congregation juxtaposes the word murderer. Opposites occur throughout this sentence. For example the words understandably and distrusting, peaceful and murderer juxtapose each other. This creates a tone of suspense and tension. The dull town of Holcomb is now losing its innocence and starting to gnaw at the residents’ minds. The residents are now becoming fearful of one another.
· “I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat”(244).
As Perry recounts his murder, he notes that he never had a grudge against the family. Yet why did he kill them? He killed them because they represented the values he did not agree to. This sentence is ironic because although Perry thought “he was a very nice gentlemen” he still “cut his throat.” The two opposing mindsets are evident in this sentence; the mindset of a killer and the mindset of a average human being. Yet the fact that he killed the man creates a sense of horror and fear. This creates a tone of irony and horror.Diction:
· “This hitherto peaceful congregation of neighbors and old friends had suddenly to endure the unique experience of distrusting each other; understandably, they believed that the murderer was among themselves”(88).
After the murder occurred, the citizens of Holcomb held a congregation. The words peaceful congregation juxtaposes the word murderer. Opposites occur throughout this sentence. For example the words understandably and distrusting, peaceful and murderer juxtapose each other. This creates a tone of suspense and tension. The dull town of Holcomb is now losing its