"My! what a rain! it's good two years sence it rain' like that," exclaimed Calixta as she rolled up a piece of bagging and Alcée helped her to thrust it beneath the crack. She was a little fuller of figure than fig years before when she married; but she had lost nothing of her vivacity. Her blue eyes still remained their melting quality; and her yellow hair disheveled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and templed. The rain beat upon the low, shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there. "(page 143)
At first glance and read through of this short story the thing which i picked up on most clearly was the language use and accent presented through quotes. This southern family has a very heavy accent and communicates with a somewhat strong 'southern twang'. In addition to the language and accent established in this story is the great use of detail. I noticed how the author placed notice on visual appearance and the connection to that throughout the story. In addition to points on visual focus, there was a good amount o detail placed on the wether and the way that connected to the characters visually.
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