Theme Statement: In chapter five of The Other Wes Moore, the author Wes reveals his feelings of how love conquers all.
Literary Device: Diction
"The burn consumed the entire left side of my face. Not willing to show fear or weakness, I stood there looking back at her. I guess she was expecting tears or apologies. When neither came, she reached back and unloaded another slap to my face. She looked at me again, waiting for a reaction. My jaws clenched, and my hands balled into fists. By this time, I was five ices taller than she was, and my recently defined shoulders, biceps, and triceps made me look older than my age. Every reflex inside said to strike back, but I didn't. How could I? She was my everything, the person I loved and respected most in my world. I had no idea what to do. Neither did my mother, it seemed. Her almond- shaped eyes were overflowing with anger, disappointment, and confusion, and maybe even a little fear. I would never hit my mother." (Moore 88)
Analysis: In chapter five, the author Wes accidentally hits his little sister in the face, and she ends up telling their mom. The mother storms into Wes's room scaring him which provokes a theme of how love can conquer all. The author uses diction, in the quotation, like the words slap, clenched, balled, strike, and overflowing to evoke emotions of fear among the reader of what will happen next. The quote also supports the theme statement because the author Wes Moore is saying that he loves his mom more than anything therefore he decided not to hit her. This advances the plot because the reader sees how Wes reacts to other characters, in this case his mother. This is known as a complex character (level B). Most people say that love conquers all because if you love someone you would do anything not to hurt them.
Literary Device: Diction
"The burn consumed the entire left side of my face. Not willing to show fear or weakness, I stood there looking back at her. I guess she was expecting tears or apologies. When neither came, she reached back and unloaded another slap to my face. She looked at me again, waiting for a reaction. My jaws clenched, and my hands balled into fists. By this time, I was five ices taller than she was, and my recently defined shoulders, biceps, and triceps made me look older than my age. Every reflex inside said to strike back, but I didn't. How could I? She was my everything, the person I loved and respected most in my world. I had no idea what to do. Neither did my mother, it seemed. Her almond- shaped eyes were overflowing with anger, disappointment, and confusion, and maybe even a little fear. I would never hit my mother." (Moore 88)
Analysis: In chapter five, the author Wes accidentally hits his little sister in the face, and she ends up telling their mom. The mother storms into Wes's room scaring him which provokes a theme of how love can conquer all. The author uses diction, in the quotation, like the words slap, clenched, balled, strike, and overflowing to evoke emotions of fear among the reader of what will happen next. The quote also supports the theme statement because the author Wes Moore is saying that he loves his mom more than anything therefore he decided not to hit her. This advances the plot because the reader sees how Wes reacts to other characters, in this case his mother. This is known as a complex character (level B). Most people say that love conquers all because if you love someone you would do anything not to hurt them.
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