Write a post about vocabulary you observe in the context of your book.

       Ok, so this book isn't one of those "read each paragraph ten times and still have no clue what it's saying" kind of books. It's a pretty simple read, the words aren't that complex, and the sentence formation is pretty rudimentary. Still, it is a very interesting book because every paragraph you read, questions and connections pop into your head. I feel like this book is written in a more simple manner because it's written in first person, and each chapter is like a character recounting his experience. So in a way, it's kind of like the characters are telling the story. And since the characters don't go to school, the words are pretty elementary.The tone of the novel is very conversational.
       The vocabulary of this book, furthermore, is quite like how you or I would talk in everyday life. Not too hard to understand, but based on who's point of view the chapter is from, the word choices can change the tone. When Father Julliard (the leader of a Mission school charity to help the Behala kids) talks, it is more educated and wise. When Olivia (an volunteer at the Mission school charity), she is more empathetic and uses words such as "love", "smiles", and "stupidly soft- hearted". From the way it's written, the reader can definitely tell that she adores the children she works with. Raphael (the main character) is illiterate and uses words that appeal to the readers emotions more: "I did not know what to do. I did not make a sound, and I did not move- I was too scared to breathe and I didn't know which man to look up at." Everyone has experienced this kind of fear before, so Raphael engages in words that fully capture human emotions.
       Also, I realized that by looking at not only the vocabulary choices, but also by looking at the way words are spelled and their placements can tell you a lot about the author. For example, as I was reading this book, I realized that the word "honor" was spelled "honour". So I deduced that the author had a British background. I googled him, and found that indeed, he spent much of his childhood in London. This really brought to my attention how there are books written by authors of so many different histories end up compiled in one library. Anyways, below is 1- minute book talk on why Mulligan wrote Trash. :)