Imagery
Sensory details in a literary work (Ex. sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell)
"The makeshift runway stretched out in both directions, bordered closely on either side by high dunes.
They were so high that I couldn't see over them. I scrambled up the side of the dune, and sand avalanched down. It seemed like half of it was going into my leather loafers." (Walters, Just Deserts 42)
They were so high that I couldn't see over them. I scrambled up the side of the dune, and sand avalanched down. It seemed like half of it was going into my leather loafers." (Walters, Just Deserts 42)
"The path leading away was much softer underfoot than the runway, and I was leaving tracks behind me in the sand. That had a calming effect." (Walters, Just Deserts 54)
The purpose of this device is to explain what it was like for Ethan (the main character) when he was dropped off in the desert after being expelled from his private boarding school in the UK. His father sent him to the desert to find his own way home as a punishment for being expelled (again) from school. He is left with a backpack of supplies and a letter telling him where to go. He is left to fend for himself in the desert and find his own way back in this hot desolate place. It describes how he felt with nothing but sand surrounding him when he expected to be in New York back home with his father. This is how Ethan starts his journey in the deserts of North Africa.
Walters, Eric. Just Deserts. Toronto: The Penguin Group, 2011. 42-54. Print.
Walters, Eric. Just Deserts. Toronto: The Penguin Group, 2011. 42-54. Print.
Good choice on the quotes you used! I was able to imagine the scene in the novel without knowing anything about it. The details helped me to picture each action as it happened. You also provided a great summary of the relevance of these quotations, I understand a lot about the book already from this post. Great work!
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