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In “A Summer Life,� Soto brilliantly strings words and images together to form an almost ingenious personal narrative from the perspective of a six-year-old. Not only does he selectively choose words that depict the naive imagination of a six-year-old, but he also uncovers the protagonist's guilt and fear of getting caught through the most impressive symbolism.
Soto's personal narrative brings together the creativity and paranoia that is evident in the lives of most children. He uses literary devices such as repetition and imagery to describe the guilt he faced as a child and to reveal his religious standings and overwhelming fear of blasphemy. This is portrayed by the repeating theme of angels and their movements. At first when the narrator introduces the story, he describes himself as pious “in every bone," this is then fortified by his recollection of angels flopping in his backyard. But as the story unfolds, and the regretful deed has been completed, the image of the......

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