- 'We're all lying' - Shows he believes that no one else is different.
- 'We recognize so much that it is maddeningly familiar' - Recognition of dysfunctional family
- 'Everyone's seen the show' - Links back to 'everyone knows' emphasises lack of privacy and security
- 'Randy Stickrod (Real Name) - Shows immaturity
- 'We must look like the perfect cross section of young america!' - Shows how much he wants the magazine to be successful and also emphasises his want for acceptance.
- 'What better metaphor for our endeavor' - Signs that magazine is taking over his life, changing what he views as important, completely detached from how traumatic his parents deaths were as he thinks it may bring him success.
Essay on the theme of 'home' -
Throughout 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' it is shown that there is a lack of homeliness in the house which Eggers was raised, this is shown in a number of ways for example, on page 1 Eggers gives the audience there initial view on the house by saying 'the house is a factory'. This being in the lexical field of smoke, pollution and disorganization immediately shows the audience that it is an unpleasant place to live. Also the noun 'house' gives off a sense of detachment in contrast to the noun 'home' which gives off more of a sense of sanctuary as apposed to being related to simply a building.
Eggers also backs up that the house is an unpleasant place to live on the next page where he explains his mothers current situation and how she is bedridden 'She could not get up to check' this once again emphasizes how depressing it is in the house. The use of the declarative in this text also may represent how Dave is uncomfortable talking about it and would prefer to move on.
Finally on page 14 Eggers speaks about his abnormal fantasies of murdering and torturing people who walk by there house 'I have plans for them', this could reflects Daves lack of security and privacy he feels in his house due to his paranoia of what others think of his mothers illness. The noun plan emphasizes how long and hard Dave has thought about this possibly showing he has never felt safe and secure in his own home, or at least hasn't for a long time.
Notes: some good understanding - you must identify techniques e.g. the pronouns in "we're all lying" create the effect you are talking about.
ReplyDeleteEssay:You are doing more to link techniques to meaning here - good work. Try and take the analysis a little beyond one meaning for one quote and start to link ideas together to analyse how key quotes make meaning in a variety of ways. Check possessive apostrophes are being used where needed.