Staccato: Techniques Used In The Novel

Staccato is another technique used in the novel. For example “There is no engine. There’s no tick-tock of the blinker, no voice of thee customer, and no sizzle of the traffic. Only hearts. In my pocket. In my ears. In my pants. On my skin. On my breath. They’re in the inside of the inside of me.” This engages the reader and forces them to feel the emotions and overwhelm them. The author has used this to position the audience into the way Ed feels about hearts. It is also rhythmic, which is to the beating of a heart making the reader feel the heart beating within them. This changes you point of view towards Ed because you start to realise that Ed isn’t always brave and heroic, but instead