Symbolism, And Audience In The Other Side

In the book The Other Side, the author uses tone, symbolism, and audience. She uses them in different ways throughout the story. This essay will be analyzing here use of tone, symbolism, and audience.

The first thing that the author uses within the book is symbolism. Throughout the book she uses the fence between Clover and Annie’s house as a symbol of the fact that there was separation between blacks and whites during that time. In the book it states, “That summer the fence that stretched through our town seemed bigger.” The second thing that the author uses within the book is audience. While the author tailors the book toward children, adults could still enjoy it or learn something from it because it kind of explains that there was separation

between blacks and whites at that time. In the book, it talks about how the first time that Annie asked if she could play with Clover and her friends; Sandra, one of Clover’s friends, were no. The thing that the author uses within the book is tone. The tone is happy; however, the reader might find it a bit sad because of the fact that there was separation between them; they were told by their parents not to cross the fence. In the book it states, “Mama said, “Don’t climb over that fence when you play. She said it wasn’t safe.”
In summary, the author uses different forms of tone, audience, and symbolism. She used tone by making the tone happy, but also a bit sad. She used audience by making it a children’s book; however, adults can be entertained by it too. She also used symbolism by making the fence between Clover and Annie’s yard a symbol that there is separation between blacks and whites at that time.