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Root 2 - Research Paper

Root 2

"The steady murmuring that went on in the hold whenever the toubob were gone kept growing in volume and intensity as the men began to communicate better and better with one another." In this sentence from Roots, by Alex Haley, the author used specific words to produce an effect in the reader. For example, Haley used "murmuring" instead of the more usual "talking"
Haley used "murmuring" rather than the more usual "talking" because Kunta and the other prisoners developed a "deepening sense of intrigue and of brotherhood," and counseled each other on how to attack the white people. For example, in Roots, the story about the relationship between Africans and white men in the 1800s on Atlantic ...

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On the other hand, the common word "talking" is more casual, louder and clearer. That is why I think Haley used " murmuring" instead of the more usual "talking."
Then, Haley used "toubob" instead of the more usual "white men," because the Africans meant "toubob" as an insult and they thought of the white men as devils. For instance, in Chapter 37, "So great was his fury that Kunta was barely aware of the women singing Toubob fa! And when he had finally been chained back down in his place in the dark hold, his heart throbbed with a lust to murder toubob." This sentence implied Kunta's insult, and in Kunta's mind, the white men were like devils.
Next, Haley used "growing in volume and intensity" instead of "growing louder and louder" because the prisoners feared the white men would know they could communicate with each other. In addition, the prisoners were excited that they knew more than one tongue. They communicated with each other without white men's language. Therefore, ...

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Added: 3/21/2006 12:48:30 AM
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