Tone In Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses

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Tone

The author of Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls, used a variety of tones throughout the book. One good example of tone in the story is when she discovers that her husband participated in bigamy. Her angered attitude is shown when she writes, “I shoved past him, slamming the door on my way out, then turned and swung my purse against the frosted glass pane, shattering it, and all the little pieces fell in a shower to the floor.” (Walls 82) With the strong diction and precise details she uses, such as “slamming”, and “shattering”, there’s no doubt that this sentence gives off an enraged tone. This tone also ties into the graphic of the airplane on this paper. The plane represents the freedom she feels when she flies in one herself later in the book, and the sentence gives the reader a feeling that she’s breaking free and moving on.

Character Analysis

Lily Casey, the protagonist of this book, is a very …show more content…

Whether you share the same interests or have shared a somewhat similar experience, she’s pretty understandable. I , just like Lily, love to learn new things. Many times in the book, Jeannette writes how Lily has loved to learn ever since she was young. When I was in third grade, I thought my school was too easy, so I found some websites that would teach me learn new lessons that are ahead of my class. When I read this book, the main character was relatable from the very start.

Author’s purpose

In “Half Broke Horses”, Jeannette Walls not only tells the story of her grandmother, but also introduces the reader to multiple themes.One of the most prominent themes that occours in this novel is that no matter what life throws at you, you have to be strong and keep going. Throughout the book, this theme is implicitly used many times, especially when Lily is faced with many struggles and hardships; such as finding out her husband’s married to someone else, or her sister’s

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