Persons Recollect The Snow-Then Stupor: Then The Letting Go
Stages of Hypothermia
In the short story “As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow - First Chill - Then Stupor – Then the Letting Go” the author Stark describes the stages of hypothermia well by using very descriptive words. Stark uses a few convincing, passionate, and capably enlightening words to make this experience just more sensible. As the reader hearing the word hypothermia triggers a sense of interest. He knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen to the character's fate. The following paragraphs will describe how well Stark uses descriptive words to tell his story.
At a certain point in the story, Stark uses pathos to show the characters feeling “At one point, a stray thought says you should start being scared, but fear is a concept that floats somewhere beyond your immediate reach, like that numb hand lying naked in the snow” (4). This quote conveys chills …show more content…
The author writes “stiff, curled form” and “tortured fetal positions” to describe what conditions hypothermia can place your body in. This gives the reader chills and curiosity as to what is to come next.
All through the story Stark uses binary oppositions such as “death” and “dead” then tosses things in the story, for example, “Another faint thump, then another”(5). The binary oppositions in this quote are “dead” versus “alive”. He does this so the story stays interesting and compelling to the readers.
The phases of hypothermia portray well in this article. Stark uses, such incredible illustrative words, it is as you are in the story encountering it yourself. Stark illustrates how unnerving and life threatening hypothermia truly is. The author goes into such detail to draw his readers to continue reading. He is persistent throughout the story, keeping readers wondering what will happen next to the
In the short story “As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow - First Chill - Then Stupor – Then the Letting Go” the author Stark describes the stages of hypothermia well by using very descriptive words. Stark uses a few convincing, passionate, and capably enlightening words to make this experience just more sensible. As the reader hearing the word hypothermia triggers a sense of interest. He knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen to the character's fate. The following paragraphs will describe how well Stark uses descriptive words to tell his story.
At a certain point in the story, Stark uses pathos to show the characters feeling “At one point, a stray thought says you should start being scared, but fear is a concept that floats somewhere beyond your immediate reach, like that numb hand lying naked in the snow” (4). This quote conveys chills …show more content…
The author writes “stiff, curled form” and “tortured fetal positions” to describe what conditions hypothermia can place your body in. This gives the reader chills and curiosity as to what is to come next.
All through the story Stark uses binary oppositions such as “death” and “dead” then tosses things in the story, for example, “Another faint thump, then another”(5). The binary oppositions in this quote are “dead” versus “alive”. He does this so the story stays interesting and compelling to the readers.
The phases of hypothermia portray well in this article. Stark uses, such incredible illustrative words, it is as you are in the story encountering it yourself. Stark illustrates how unnerving and life threatening hypothermia truly is. The author goes into such detail to draw his readers to continue reading. He is persistent throughout the story, keeping readers wondering what will happen next to the