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A Review Of "The Rattler" - Term Papers

A Review Of "The Rattler"

The author of the passage, “The Rattler” creates two equally
likable characters which presents a dilemma for the reader. The author
wants the reader to believe that life is dear in his story “The Rattler.”
The author uses smaller effect to produce the overall picture of life being
dear. The conflict between the snake and man makes the reader realize that
life is precious and the author controls the readers emotions through
lesser effects. The author uses smaller effects to make the reader like
the man, he then continues to depict the snake as an innocent creature, and
he also has the man justifying his intentions to kill the snake to produce
the overall effect of life being dear.
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kill the snake to protect the women and children of the farm he is
working on. The author creates a man who thinks not only about himself but
about other people, and this creates an image of an admirable, likable
person. All the characteristics the author uses to produce a likable man
is related to his major theme of life being dear, when he creates an
equally likable character, in the snake.
The author then depicts the snake as an innocent creature to
continue to produce the effect of life being dear for the snake, also.
When the author first introduces the snake to the reader the snake did not
have his head “drawn back to strike.” The detail to include the snake's “
calm watchfulness” and demeanor of the snake creates an effect of a snake
that is not mean or despicable, but of a snake that is “fair.” The
author's use of the word “fair” creates an effect of an innocent snake who
did “not even” rattle when he first viewed the man, which creates an
atmosphere that is “sportingly” ...

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Added: 4/28/2005 04:23:37 PM
Category: English
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