Using Literary Devices In Sherman's 'Hope'
The passage demonstrates that Junior is determined to get hope using literary devices such as contrast/comparison, repetition and simile. Therefore more broadly Native Americans are portrayed in negative ways compared to white people. They have been raised to believe in the mindset that white people are superior.
The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states, “I was the only kid, white or Indian, who knew that Charles dickens wrote the tale of two cities.”(Pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) By that he is comparing Junior to other kids (white or black). In a deeper understanding Junior sees himself as not only Indian but a part-time Indian, as …show more content…
For example the author repeats the word “Beautiful”( pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) and “Hope”( pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) when Junior is describing white people. This goes along with what I had said before, that white people are seen as superior. The standards of beauty were a lot different back then and change. This relates to why something is beautiful. Something is beautiful because of the way it is advertised and shown and at the time it was white. The repetition of “beautiful and “hope” is what comes to Junior when he thinks of white. It’s as if he is programmed to only think of these words. That is what the author is creating and effect of using repetition in these pages. This is because Indian people didn’t have as much chances. Through generations Native Americans have never really seemed to be described with words such as these. Historically they have been described as savage and wild, and many other negative words. This must be the reason why Junior sees being white is so positive. He especially has a deep understanding of racism, and how it has impacted his community. Additionally, with thinking like this he should believe that there is no hope left for him. Consequently, he goes on to face harsh reality and even when he has no hope he gains it through
The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states, “I was the only kid, white or Indian, who knew that Charles dickens wrote the tale of two cities.”(Pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) By that he is comparing Junior to other kids (white or black). In a deeper understanding Junior sees himself as not only Indian but a part-time Indian, as …show more content…
For example the author repeats the word “Beautiful”( pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) and “Hope”( pages 50-51, by Alexie Sherman) when Junior is describing white people. This goes along with what I had said before, that white people are seen as superior. The standards of beauty were a lot different back then and change. This relates to why something is beautiful. Something is beautiful because of the way it is advertised and shown and at the time it was white. The repetition of “beautiful and “hope” is what comes to Junior when he thinks of white. It’s as if he is programmed to only think of these words. That is what the author is creating and effect of using repetition in these pages. This is because Indian people didn’t have as much chances. Through generations Native Americans have never really seemed to be described with words such as these. Historically they have been described as savage and wild, and many other negative words. This must be the reason why Junior sees being white is so positive. He especially has a deep understanding of racism, and how it has impacted his community. Additionally, with thinking like this he should believe that there is no hope left for him. Consequently, he goes on to face harsh reality and even when he has no hope he gains it through