Figurative Language In Katie Alender's Famous Last Words

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, a quote by Roosevelt. He was talking about the Great Depression, while in this book it’s directly towards fear. A young girl named Willa recently moved to Hollywood and into Diana Del Mar’s old house. Meanwhile, a killer was stalking Los Angeles. Willa begins to experience strange events happening in her home. All of the strange events are replicas from the events in a horror movie. The killer is showing Willa what plans he has in store for her. Willa is a perfect match. Fortunately, she outsmarts the Hollywood Killer and escapes. ‘Famous Last Words’ a book written by Katie Alender has rich author’s craft. This book uses descriptive language, figurative language, and symbolism to express a person’s ability to see what others don’t and how it frightens her.
In the book, Alender uses figurative language to show how frightened she becomes at those overwhelming moments. This connects to the idea that fear could lead to being overwhelmed or the other way around. Figurative language helps the reader visualize what’s going on in an over-exaggerated manner.
The author used author’s craft to express this fear Willa felt, to the reader. ‘Famous Last Words’ uses descriptive language, figurative language, and symbolism to express a person’s ability to see what others don’t and how it frightens her. One lesson the book teaches is that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. This lesson is learned when Willa realized that her letting herself be scared of everything doesn’t help her. She realized that if she doesn’t show fear and doesn’t have much that she would have more power against the ghost and Reed. This is relatable, because if someone stops worrying so much, they become less scared. By not worrying, a person will realize that in the end, there really is nothing that they should be so scared about. ‘Famous Last Words’ a book of murder and