Annie Dillard Similes

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When tiny newborns with bright eyes and small toenails are born, they first open their eyes to the bright light of the hospital. In a passage written by the American author Annie Dillard, she effectively establishes a critical attitude towards how the hospital looks at babies through a simile and diction. The simile present in, “This is where they wash newborns like dishes” compares washing newborns to washing dishes. The simile elicits the common sense idea that both washing dishes and babies is tedious and undesirable. Dillard uses this simile to establish her bitterness towards how hospitals look at babies. The simile effectively demonstrates Dillard’s critical attitude towards how the hospital looks at newborns because the similar sense
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