Analyze City Of The Beasts 11/10/14

Blog for week of: November 10, 2014

Writing  Prompts: 1- Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text.
2- Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters.

          In the book, City Of The Beast, there are many different impacts the word choice has on the meaning of the text. In the book it says, "Alex was convinced that he had the dumbest dog in history...". This quote uses the word 'dumbest' and that is a negative connotation. Instead of saying 'dumbest' you can use the words 'not so smart' to make it have a less negative connotation. The quote also uses the word dog which has a neutral connotation.

          Another quote from my book is,"...interrupted to apologize for the prickly behavior of his daughter.". This quote uses the word 'prickly' and I believe that this word is neutral. If you were using a word such as 'stupid' then I  think that 'prickly' would have a more positive connotation in that situation.

          There is a man in the book that goes by the name of Professor Leblanc. Professor Leblanc is a man who is very narcissistic. He thinks he is the best and that he is always right. He is also constantly complementing himself on his greatness. Professor Leblanc is also very rich which I believe is another reason he is so self centered. There are many moments in the book when you realize that Professor Leblanc is this way. One is, "Leblanc shot at one one with his pistol, but César Santos managed to jar the professor's arm and spoil that shot." This quote doesn't show that Leblanc is narcissistic but it does help you realize that he doesn't mind shooting and killing animals. Once you read more of the story you will see that Leblanc has no problem firing his pistol for no reason and scaring off person or animal that might be near. You will also see how conceited Leblanc is once you read more of the story. This quote also shows that César Santos is a kind person who doesn't believe in killing animals if it is not needed. Once you read more of the story you realize the César Santos is a very kind man.