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The Relationship Between Character And Setting: A Narrative Strategy In Toni Morrison's Song Of Solomon, Sally-Anne Josephson
The Relationship Between Character And Setting: A Narrative Strategy In Toni Morrison's Song Of Solomon, Sally-Anne Josephson
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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, Shyh-Chyi Wey
A Rhetorical Analysis Of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, Shyh-Chyi Wey
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"Words Moving Secretly Toward Some Goal Of Their Own": The Rhetorical Use Of The "As If" In The Fiction Of Flannery O’Connor, Kellie Renee Rayburn
"Words Moving Secretly Toward Some Goal Of Their Own": The Rhetorical Use Of The "As If" In The Fiction Of Flannery O’Connor, Kellie Renee Rayburn
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In an effort to reach readers who do not share her strict Roman Catholic beliefs, Flannery O'Connor employs a number of persuasive devices. Prominent among those devices is her rhetorical use of the "as if" construction. As a theoretical joining of the "reality" of this world with the "unknown" of the supernatural, the "as if" introduces "mystery," a vital part of the reader's experience with any of O'Connor's fictional works. By closely examining O'Connor's various uses of the construction in her short stories, the "as if's" differing effects on the reader become apparent. These effects are further demonstrated by a …