Wild Pork & Watercress quote
The Author Barry Crump uses personification quotes throughout the book and gives the readers a better picture in their head and also helps the reader to put themselves inside the characters shoes. This is a great technique for the author to help the readers understand things that are going on and better describe them. “No Tawa tree was ever going to reach out and steady me when I tripped on its roots”. This quote works because the forest does not have the human qualities or nurturing, but that Crump views this as a positive feature of the bush as it forces humans to be more aware and rely on their selves and their skills. The author is using this technique because it has many benefits fo the readers and Crump achieves this technique by giving non living things human traits. So overall, this quote works because it helps the readers understand that the bush is neither their friend nor their enemy and does not care/take notice that they are even present in it.
A good example of personification Bryce. The order of this paragraph could be modified to make sure that your statement about the authors intent is at the start so the example/quote and the explanation support it. Make sure you carefully read your work to make sure that you are not unnecessarily repeating parts.
Hi Bryce,
This paragraph contains most of the components needed for effective analysis. It currently doesn’t develop a strong point in relation to the particular effect of using personification in this case. If you are commenting on language effects, it can be useful to answer the question “what does this kind of language effect allow us to understand that other effects don’t?”. This will allow you to improve your analysis by focusing more on the author’s craft.
Advice:
* Pay attention to your mechanical accuracy (i.e “Forrest” is a name, “forest” is a group of trees
* Use a clear SEXY structure. Make your statement first, focusing on the author’s intention, then include your example inside your paragraph, and then develop your explanation of the effect the author is achieving through this language technique. The organisation of your paragraph matters.
* As mentioned – answer the question ‘why personification?’ – in this case it was to illustrate that the forest does NOT have the human qualities or nurturing, but that Crump views this as a positive feature of the bush as it forces humans to be more humble and self-reliant. This self-reliance is one of Crump’s key themes.
Have a go at re-writing this paragraph taking on board this advice and let us know how you go.
CW