The Fourth State Of Matter By Jo Ann Beard Analysis

The five readings this week demonstrates the concepts that I have chosen to work on for a successful essay. First, in "The Fourth State of Matter" by Jo Ann Beard, he uses appropriate language for each character in her story. In the passage, the main character is listening to her voicemails from her husband Chris. "I have to talk to you right now," he says grimly. "Where are you? I can never find you." "Try calling your own house," I say to the machine. In his second message he has composed himself. "I'm fine now," he says firmly. "Disregard previous message and don't call me back, please; I have meetings." Click, dial tone, rewind" (Beard 2017). The use of the author's language is appropriate for her husband, as the reader can identify the man's tone as anxious, while the woman is annoyed. The author uses appropriate language for the current situation for these characters, as it seems they are in a fight.
"But sometimes, I think that I can. Its physicality-your garbled, monotone words recorded and preserved forever in videos displayed as newsworthy- can struggle to set aside. The echoes of your voice, though-a terrifying continuation of spirit, of which I keep hoping I've seen the final instance-I cannot bear. In this sense, I hear your voice all the time" (Bliss 8). In the excerpt the author describes her thoughts to the reader, using all senses, and these thoughts relate back to her experience with the boy that died. By mentioning both the experience and the thoughts she is able to grab the reader's attention. This is a key concept that I hope to include in my