Diction And Imagery In 'Monster'

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Andieni Wahyudi
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“The driver’s hands could not twitch because the monster that built the tractor, the monster that sent the tractor out, had somehow got into the driver’s hands, into his brain and muscle, had goggled him and muzzled him-goggled his mind, muzzled his speech, goggled his perception, muzzled his protest.” (35)

Identification:
Diction and imagery.

Explanation:
“Monster” is an intense noun, that denotes a typically large and fearful imaginary creature. In the passage, anything or anyone that is associated with tractors is called a monster. This reveals the farmers’ hate and fear for tractors and its affiliates. Muzzles is a guard to put over an animal to force them to stop biting and to protect human beings. Goggles are close-fitted eye glasses, used typically to protect the eyes. Though the two items can be used to protect, they can also be crippling in some ways. “Muzzled him” creates a picture of the driver actually having a muzzle on his mouth, forcing him to not cry out. “Goggled him” paints an image of the driver wearing goggles, distorting his vision and perception. Having both of these items put on the driver leaves him helpless for the goggles leave his “perception” impaired and the muzzle leave him unable to “protest”. …show more content…
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