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Helen Garner Analysis
Introduction
Helen Garner at the morgue 1996 presents Garner experience in the mortuary. Garner is the core of the narrative taking the reader on a guided tour of what goes on in the mortuary (Garner 126).
Audience and purpose
The article is in the first-person aspect of view. The intended audiences are readers provided with information on what goes in the mortuary. With this regard, the main purpose of the article is to deal with the subject that many people do not seek information about but nonetheless intrigue by; mortuary experiences.
Writing tools and techniques
The article is written in a nonfiction technique in that, basing the story on the real world of Mortuary vicinity, designed to persuade and teach readers on various incidences that occur in the mortuary. In order to achieve this, the author uses structure of information of various incidences she experiences in the mortuary in a format of how each incident occurs. In addition, she uses personal view to show her reaction towards these experiences to expand boundaries of the factual reading. For instance, the author talks on her experience in the body switching, which in this case she talks of the shock making her forget the sequence of the incidences (Garner 128). In conjunction with this, the author uses descriptive writing technique in the aspect of narrating what he found in the mortuary. To capture the reader attention, the author has used power of words to describe mortuary set up as a secret place, chilled and dark (Garner 126).
Style and tone
In essence, Helen Garner uses informal style and almost chatty despite the morbid topic. In facts, the author uses this style to narrate the story to the reader as if telling a friend an experience. This is portrayed in the manner he freely express his feelings and thoughts. It is with no doubt; this enables the reader to put into the experience experienced by the author through feeling what she feels. For instance, he takes the reader on a guided tour describing every sensory along with luxuriating meticulous details of death experience (Garner 127). Secondly, the article is a descriptive writing in the sense that, it analyzes the experience at the mortuary with the disturbing thought the author had. This evokes reader emotions through the power of words that creates the lasting impact on his mind. As a way of capturing the reader attention, she describes the incidences that occur in the mortuary. With this regard, the author’s feelings encourage empathy from the reader on the author experiences. For instance, she talks of viewing the body being switched and acclaims never to have seen such an ordinary sewing that is unusually complex and firm (Garner 127).
Additionally, the author uses detailed tone in describing his sad experiences. She describes various experiences she encountered at the morgue that include the lying naked body she saw, operation undertaken by the technician and her experience in the Women hospital labor ward. Each story is described in thoughts that encourage empathy. In conjunction with this, each story is described in detail with simple words yet very effective. For instance, the author describes how she wanted to talk to a stranger on her experience in the mortuary but, she felt to keep her mouth shut (Garner 129). Although these words are simple they signify how shocking mortuary experience is thus, tremendously effective in reading.
Personal response to the readings –
Based on my point of view, the article is enjoyment to read in the sense that, Helen Garner has described in detail what goes around in the mortuary and in reality, not many people can access. It is with no doubt; the article deals with subject information that many people are scared dealing with it. What I find most persuasive is the way the author gives with facts example of activities that go on in mortuary. With this in mind, I would recommend many people to read the article to be equipped with knowledge on what goes on in mortuaries.
Work cited
Garner, Helen. True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction. Sydney: Text Publishing, 2008. Print
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