In Cormac McCarthy's novel The Crossing, there is a dramatic sequence described by the narrator. The author uses many different techniques to convey the impact of the experience on the narrator. Some of these such techniques are: repetition, diction, and simile.

Of the aforementioned techniques, the most obvious is repetition. The author uses the word "and" a total of thirty-three times. However, the simple usage of the word is not what is to be noticed. It is the placement of the word that is interesting. In sentences in which there is mention of the wolf, the word "and" is used twenty times. This amount is 150% higher than the amount of times the author chose to include the word "and" in sentences which did not mention the wolf. There are times in which it would be just as

easy, if not easier, for the author to leave out the word "and". For example, McCormac could have said: "he touched the cold, perfect teeth". However, "and" was again squeezed in for the purpose of r

In conclusion, McCormac uses many literary techniques to convey to the reader the impact of the experience on the narrator. By the end of this short passage, the reader feels somehow attuned to the narrators anguish and feels a sense of sympathy as well as a sense of loss.

slighter falter. It's a possibility that the reader would put the book down and retrieve a dictionary. This stumbling on the reader's part coincides with the narrators stumbling. McCormac had the reader tripping on words at the exact moment that the narrator is tripping on talus slides. This adds to the reader's understanding of the narrator's arduous task.

A final technique used by McCormac to convey the narrator's experience is simile. By comparing the narrator to a "dozing penitent", the author gives the impression that the narrator is sorry for what has happened. Simile is also used later on in the story. "Where she ran the cries of the coyotes slapped shut as if a door had closed upon them and all was fear and marvel." This simile suggests that the wolf h

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