Figurative Language In Lab Girl Essay

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As author Hope Jahren brings to light the trials and tribulations she faces as a female scientist, she stresses the importance of patience and survival through her journey in Lab Girl. Jahren is exposed to the harsh stereotypes and rigorous field work in her studies, but instead of letting her struggles define her, she is resilient. The power of language is shown throughout the novel as Jahren afflicts to her audience the importance of the relationship we as humans need to build with nature. Throughout the novel, Jahren uses language literally and figuratively in her chapters in order to express the value of a human and nature relationship. In each chapter, Jahren is able to make science more approachable. The metaphor of human life as plant life is constantly presented as Jahren compares us to plants. To the see the metaphor of humans as plants, she names part one of the novel: “Roots and Leaves”. The name is very significant as it is used to show the growth of both …show more content…

“a vine makes it up as it goes along” (126) Jahren brings this to her reader’s attention as she wants them to go beyond and see a deeper meaning. By using figurative language, she again uses the metaphor and compares human lives as plant lives. By saying that a vine makes it up as it goes along (126), she is referring to how we as humans live our lives day by day. We don’t necessarily have a plan for what may come next, we seem to live in the moment. In chapter six Jahren also uses literal language to correlate the idea of human life as plant life. “Vines resolve to fight their way up to the light by any means necessary” (126). The use of the word fight, is very strong in the way that we realize we are much like plants. Humans will do almost anything to conquer the darkness and achieve happiness. When comparing humans and plants in this sense, you can see that both are very determined to achieve their

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