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The diction the author uses in the text is both earnest and passionate. This is shown through the author's vivid descriptions of events. The author presents several occasions where she expresses her passion and earnestness through imagery. She uses imagery when describing Louie’s struggles. A specific example of a struggle is where Louie is punished by being punched in the face by every Prisoner in the POW camp. He is hit so many times, his face was swollen to where “he could barely open his mouth” and couldn’t talk (Hillenbrand 290). The author's description of this events shows the reader how the author uses her words delicately. The delicate use of words shows the passion and earnestness. She wants the reader to understand the struggles
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