Blog #4

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                 In chapters 11-12  the elevated diction and elaborate syntax contrasts with the narrator feeling of lost and in need of comforting. The language is advanced to show that the narrator is struggling with things that they may not fully understand. They know the basics of what is going on but do not fully grasp the severity of the situation. The narrator may also be young, and the issue is one that adults have to deal with. 

                       

                  The central idea is that people need to be able to rely on others for help and that you should not be afraid to ask for help if you need it. We see this presented when the neighbor is offering help to Helen and offering her advice. She is telling her to be truthful and that if she is she might be able to help her. It is also presenting the idea of being truthful. The way that she discusses buildings and their entrances and exists shows that sees him as little more than a means to an end. It is like each door has one purpose and should only be used for that one purpose.

  

              The author decided to personify him as a person who was a polar opposite of Miss Temple. The readers are supposed to root for Miss Temple. By making him the opposite they are making the people dislike him. Here Miss Temple is seen as a silly girl and that she should listen more, and the man should be the one people listen to and the one that everyone likes not the other way around.