"Identities" By W.D Valgardson
Literary Essay- "Identities"
In the short story "Identities" by W.D Valgardson, the author uses contrast to create tension in the story by placing the character in an unfamiliar environment and by contrasting the different areas of the town he is in. This contrast creates suspense in the story and it shows that stereotypes are dangerous to society.
As the main character goes through the town, the areas change and things change from being clean and neat to dirty and broken. In the beginning of the story "The houses all face the sun. They have no artificial divisions. There is room for everyone"(3). This describes an area that is clean and orderly, and that is a neighborhood for well off people who can afford to keep everything clean. As the character passes out of this area "a certain untidiness creeps in: a fragment of glass, a chocolate bar wrapper, a plastic horse, cracked sidewalks with ridges of stiff grass"(3). This contrast in......
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