Personification In Magnet At Night
In the story "Cornet at night" by Sinclair Ross, personification can be used for a variety of Different in what way?different things. Personification, as we all know is primarilly used for giving a human emotion, feeling or action to an abstract idea or inanimate object, but personification can be used for so much more. In this case, personification can be used to also let the reader picture what is to come and to let them experience or draw their own feelings from the story. It lets them feel as if they are the ones in the story and not just reading it. It provides not only a description but also imagery. In this short story, personification can be seen in a matter of ways, but the three most obvious ones are Rock, Tom's corduroys, and his
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Tom does not like his corduroys because they squeak whenever he moves and all his friends tease him about it on Sunday. Tom's corduroys are described as, "A sad, muted, swishing little squeak, but distinctly audible" (Ross 220). This is a very detailed description of corduroys and can even infer imagery. Tom's corduroys make a "sad" squeak, but in normal everyday life squeaks don't sound sad, they just squeak making this an example of personification.
The final example of personification in the story is that of Tom's stomach. This scenario occurs when Tom is in the Chinese restaurant. His mother had given him money for dinner but Tom's stomach was, "all puckered and tense with nervousness" (Ross 225) so he instead orders an ice-cream soda. A stomach cannot physically be puckered and tense, it only feels that way. Thus making this a perfect example of personification.
These three examples of personification in the story add a certain effect and feeling to it. They provide a vivid description and image for the reader. In all instances, what is described does not normally portray the usual behavior of the object, yet it adds to the story. That is why Rock, Tom's corduroys, and his stomach are all examples of
Tom does not like his corduroys because they squeak whenever he moves and all his friends tease him about it on Sunday. Tom's corduroys are described as, "A sad, muted, swishing little squeak, but distinctly audible" (Ross 220). This is a very detailed description of corduroys and can even infer imagery. Tom's corduroys make a "sad" squeak, but in normal everyday life squeaks don't sound sad, they just squeak making this an example of personification.
The final example of personification in the story is that of Tom's stomach. This scenario occurs when Tom is in the Chinese restaurant. His mother had given him money for dinner but Tom's stomach was, "all puckered and tense with nervousness" (Ross 225) so he instead orders an ice-cream soda. A stomach cannot physically be puckered and tense, it only feels that way. Thus making this a perfect example of personification.
These three examples of personification in the story add a certain effect and feeling to it. They provide a vivid description and image for the reader. In all instances, what is described does not normally portray the usual behavior of the object, yet it adds to the story. That is why Rock, Tom's corduroys, and his stomach are all examples of