City Primeval Comparison - 1798 Words

In both City Primeval and Swag, Elmore Leonard does a fantastic job of allowing readers to see into the mind of a Criminal. Told in a first person point of view, the reader walks through the mind of someone on the wrong side of the law, while also being able to get a peek into the viewpoint of the good guys. Allowing the reader to compare and contrast the two, gives the audience a better understanding of each character, and the environment they exist in. Elmore Leonard uses vulnerability, and a character alignment parallel, to lull the reader into both identifying and empathizing with the minds of a criminal. This is significant because it allows the reader to relate to, and see the similarity between, two very seemingly different people†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Well, he’s sort of dark, but not real. He seems quiet...Except, it’s funny, I get the feeling there’s some meanness in him,† (pg. 73) This statement may be considered foreshadowing, but this statement should intrigue the reader. The ‘hero’? mean? Isn’t that Clements role in this novel? This small statement is significant because it establishes our first similarity between Clement and Cruz, thus reducing the distance between the two that was first implemented at the beginning of the book. This again is shown when clement is lying in bed, thinking of Sandy. But look again and see the fun in her eyes. It gave a man the feeling that if he turned her little motor on she’d whirl him back to his youth. (Pg. 56) and when Cruz Is thinking of girls he s seen around lately. He thought of girls and saw glimpses of pleasure in strange apartments. (Pg. 103) This parallel continues the reader down the path of finding similarly between a character most people resonate with, the good guy Cruz. and the character most hate, the bad guy Clement. This similarity is strengthened again by another thought Cruz has. Pick Clement up and throw him against the wall, hard enough to put him out(Pg. 107) This is a pretty violent thought, but because of the previously violent acts the audience has experienced through the eyes of Clement, the reader is able to resonate with this thought of mild violence. The reader understands Cruz’s frustration. Yet,Show MoreRelatedSubsistence Agriculture vs. Industrial-Style Animal Farming708 Words   |  3 Pageswhere a small plot of land is cultivated by an individual, a family or a community just to feed their hungry mouths. All the produce is consumed by the family and not intended for sale outside. 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