WRITER’S CRAFT-Fully examine and explain a particular piece of the writer’s craft; you may want to consider any one of the following and explain how it underscores one of the motifs or themes of the book: characterization, structure, hyperbole, imagery, diction, voice, etc. (must sue at least two times)
The major theme of “THE WIDE WINDOW” is that fear is mentioned throughout this book and it rules the life of The Baudelaire new guardian who is Aunt Josephine. She is afraid of everything and some of her fears are kind of silly. However they are not any less real to this terrified woman. In this book there’s something very special thing that other book doesn’t have. Author Lemony Snicket narrates with subtle humor, usually when explaining words, and analogies in often incongruous detail. When describing a word the reader may not be aware of, he always says 'a word which here means...' This helps the reader to understand better, and more clearly. Also for people who uses English as a second language doesn’t have to put the book down and spend a time finding the word in a dictionary. This was the only book that had explanation about the difficult words that the book I have read. Also the Author Lemony Snicket often goes off on humorous asides, discussing his personal life, or his opinions of various matters. The details of his supposed personal life are largely absurd and incomplete. The author tells us experience that relate to the situation in the book. This makes me feel that this doesn't only happen in the story, but it really happens in the real world. He also has a very cynical outlook on life. We can learn lots of good things reading his experience. For example, in the book one experience that he has told to the reader was “…Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong thing, and for years afterward you will wish you had done something different.” Chapter 13,156. Author said this quote in the beginning of the chapter 13. Of course, this quote was related to the next chapter’s affair.( But it also give me inspire and made me think about this passage. Everyone thinks it’s very simple book, but it contains lots of good passage in each chapter. )
These things make this book more special then the other book, and also these make readers to understand easier and faster.