Robyn had her mastecomy, and her husband, Bergen does not know about it yet. She decides to go to Vancouver to visit her friends and relatives to let them know the news.
Strong/poignant word:
"I think about this unfulfilled dream a lot these days. Perhaps it's not so far-fetched after all. It seems I'm well on my way to becoming someone else, anyone else but me- already I don't want to recognize myself in the mirror. How long before I actually can't?" (Levy, 143)
Three new words:
Debilitating: Hinder; delay; weaken Undeterred: Brave; bold Nullifies: Make legally null and void; invalidate
Examples of Rhetorical/Literary Devices:
"Entering the sliding glass doors of the BC Cancer Agency is like being swallowed by a benevolent monster: terrifying and comforting at the same time." (Levy, 149)
"She doesn't just cook up a storm; she cooks up an entire weather system." (Levy, 170) - Metaphor
"There are the zigzaggers who go diagonally from one rack to another. There are the wallflowers who prefer the tables near the walls. There are the groupies who dress the same and move in clumps. And there are the soloists who drift in and out with samples draped over one arm." (Levy, 177) - Alliteration
She becomes a fearless turtle, slow in motion but bold.
Strong/poignant word:
"I think about this unfulfilled dream a lot these days. Perhaps it's not so far-fetched after all. It seems I'm well on my way to becoming someone else, anyone else but me- already I don't want to recognize myself in the mirror. How long before I actually can't?" (Levy, 143)
Three new words:
Debilitating: Hinder; delay; weaken
Undeterred: Brave; bold
Nullifies: Make legally null and void; invalidate
Examples of Rhetorical/Literary Devices:
"Entering the sliding glass doors of the BC Cancer Agency is like being swallowed by a benevolent monster: terrifying and comforting at the same time." (Levy, 149)
"She doesn't just cook up a storm; she cooks up an entire weather system." (Levy, 170) - Metaphor
"There are the zigzaggers who go diagonally from one rack to another. There are the wallflowers who prefer the tables near the walls. There are the groupies who dress the same and move in clumps. And there are the soloists who drift in and out with samples draped over one arm." (Levy, 177) - Alliteration
She becomes a fearless turtle, slow in motion but bold.