I compare the pared-down writing style of Raymond Carver to the style of Toni Cade Bambara-The Lesson because they both have that easy-going language in their articles that makes the reader understand and read it as if they are talking to you face to face.In other words they use natural language in the simplest form with expressions that are used in present tense. A phrase from the lesson “she was black as hell, cept for her feet, which were fish-white and spooky. And she was always planning these boring-ass things for us to do, us being my cousin, mostly, who lived on the block cause we all moved North the same time and to the same apartment then spread out gradual to breathe” that uses similar language to Raymond Carver is “This blind men,an old friend of my wifes,he was on his way to spend the night.His wife had died .so he was visiting the dead wife’s relatives in Connecticut.”They both have the same style of energy that describes the thoughts,point of views and opinions the author is trying to point out for us readers. Expanding a connection of social life class and real-life feelings.
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Hello Stephanie,
I agree with your comparison. Nice evidence and analysis of the style of these two wonderful and amazing writers. Most of the writing that we have read in this class, the styles of the authors are very similar, they use colorful and details for the reader to be able to imagine the scenery of the story but Caver is different, he is more straightforward, and he’s writing is more like you said as if he is talking to you face to face.