Analysis Of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlingss Novel The Yearling

A prize is defined as, â€Å"a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or race or in recognition of another outstanding achievement†. A prize is not given out to just anyone, especially the Pulitzer Prize, an award for an achievement in American journalism, literature, or music. With only thirteen made each year, it is a challenge to win one, but writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has completed the challenge, winning a Pulitzer Prize for her novel, The Yearling, published in 1938. She won this award not only for the brilliant thoughts the book contains, but also for the way the words and sentences were crafted and woven together. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings rightfully obtained her Pulitzer Prize in part for her use of sensory details,†¦show more content†¦Along with sensory details, Rawlings’ practical use of figurative language largely helped her to win a Pulitzer Prize for her astonishing work on this novel. The figurative language used, aids in brin ging life to the story through devices such as comparisons and exaggerations. For instance, on page six, the novel reads, â€Å"The bubbling spring would rise forever from the earth, the thin current was endless†. The spring cannot rise forever and the thin current can end. Here, the author uses hyperboles to exaggerate the details, and to show the importance of the ideas.Another instance, is on page two hundred and twenty four when the sound of the air is brought up, â€Å"A great roaring sounded in the distance. All the bears in the scrub, meeting at the river, might make such a roaring†. This description uses a simile, comparing the wind roaring to the sound of a group of bears. This allows a better awareness of the degree of the noise. Rawling could have said the wind roared but by adding the detail, she creates more depth in her portrayal of Jody’s experiences. On page two hundred and twenty four there is another example of figurative language, where perso nification being used, â€Å"In the night, a gust of wind moved through and slammed both doors†. This is very helpful in Rawlings creating a great piece of work because it breathes life into the wind and in that moment gives the