Flight

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repeated the angles of the frangipani stems, bare, shinning brown stems among patterns of pale blossoms." We follow the movement of his eyes that see her as a shinning light that illuminates his life to which he is addicted. Moreover, Lessing's detailed description gives us a clear picture of every event such as the grandfather's obsession to get Lisa's attention : "Obstinately, he made his way to the house, with quick, pathetic, persistent glances of appeal back at her. But she never looked around." The author also questions her readers to make him feel present in the story, preserving her story unpredictable : "A present for her ?"
Nevertheless, the dialogue and the punctuation is also cleverly used to illustrate the old man's emotions. His first conversation with Lisa clearly exhibits his anger towards the fact that she's seeing the postmaster's son and he expresses it through a furious tone of voice and the repetition of " hey " : " " Hey ! he shouted (...) Waiting for ...

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