Literacy Analysis of The Rattler
Literacy Analysis of “The Rattler”
09/01/13
In “The Rattler”, the narrator came across a snake while “pleasantly” taking a stroll within the evening’s path. What began as a peaceful, “sweet”, and “pleasant” late afternoon transformed into a daunting “abrupt” scene. The author used excellent point of view, diction, organization, and syntax to express emotions of hostility between the snake and himself. The first person point of view coveys the authors wisdom of responsibility to people and animals on the ranch. When the narrator saw the snake, his “first instinct” was to let the snake go its way and the narrator would go his own way because he has never been fond of the “obliged to kill”. He is compassionate and seems as though he has a strong moral.
The author’s diction amplifies the power and energy behind the snake as it responds to the author tolerantly, then defensively with caution. When the speaker first observed the snake “lay rigid” within the desert, he “stopped short” because he knew the serpent was capable of a “long-range attack”. This snake looked as if it had been “waiting”, ready for a challenge. For that reason, the narrator was worried that someone could get hurt. The organization of “The Rattler” moves from peaceful to intense and finally to remorse. In the beginning, the man encounters a snake out of the blue. This unintentional conflict interrupts the serenity of his evening walk and foreshadows the future violence. The narrator uses this accidental meeting to accentuate the conflict between nature and civilization. The organization of “The Rattler” makes the reader feel a part of the violent interaction and contributes to the overall suspense of the story. The syntax of the primary paragraph is more calm rather than agitated particularly with the use of ellipses. This proposes that the narrator is thinking intensely about his surroundings as time passed by. When the speaker “abruptly stopped short” when stumbling upon the snake, the
09/01/13
In “The Rattler”, the narrator came across a snake while “pleasantly” taking a stroll within the evening’s path. What began as a peaceful, “sweet”, and “pleasant” late afternoon transformed into a daunting “abrupt” scene. The author used excellent point of view, diction, organization, and syntax to express emotions of hostility between the snake and himself. The first person point of view coveys the authors wisdom of responsibility to people and animals on the ranch. When the narrator saw the snake, his “first instinct” was to let the snake go its way and the narrator would go his own way because he has never been fond of the “obliged to kill”. He is compassionate and seems as though he has a strong moral.
The author’s diction amplifies the power and energy behind the snake as it responds to the author tolerantly, then defensively with caution. When the speaker first observed the snake “lay rigid” within the desert, he “stopped short” because he knew the serpent was capable of a “long-range attack”. This snake looked as if it had been “waiting”, ready for a challenge. For that reason, the narrator was worried that someone could get hurt. The organization of “The Rattler” moves from peaceful to intense and finally to remorse. In the beginning, the man encounters a snake out of the blue. This unintentional conflict interrupts the serenity of his evening walk and foreshadows the future violence. The narrator uses this accidental meeting to accentuate the conflict between nature and civilization. The organization of “The Rattler” makes the reader feel a part of the violent interaction and contributes to the overall suspense of the story. The syntax of the primary paragraph is more calm rather than agitated particularly with the use of ellipses. This proposes that the narrator is thinking intensely about his surroundings as time passed by. When the speaker “abruptly stopped short” when stumbling upon the snake, the