Literary Devices Used In Popular Mechanics By Raymond Carver
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The most important thing in life is family. Family is love and happiness and the people that help you grow as how you are. In Raymond Carver’s “Popular Mechanics”, family is a whole different meaning than love. This story shows the dark side of many couples, some would be able to relate. Carver uses literary devices to show the darkness of the story. A weak device that Carver uses is setting, but the reason is he wants the reader have his or her own imagination of the surroundings in the story. The strongest literary devices that Carver uses are symbolism, style, and irony to show the devastation of not only the family breaking apart, but also the child, literally. A few ways Carver uses symbolism is the fighting in the kitchen, the snow turning