India by Rail Commentary
Aimed at the older, more experienced readers with sophisticated lexis,
'India by Rail' is an informing and entertaining piece of text, fit
for a supplement of a Broadsheet. Opened with literary devices and
simple facts, the scene and tone of the text are set solid leaving the
theme and mood to be subtly stressed.
The usage of the present tense rather than the past allows the text to
be more personal with the reader, in turn helping them to understand
and appreciate the true feel of travelling on an Indian railway. If
the text were in the past, it would reveal that the description has
been reflected upon, whereas in the present tense pen is put to paper
without any thought as the train is travelling.
The paragraphs are structured in a way such that the reader is taken
on the train journey to live the experience themselves 'as the
adventure rolls on'. One minute there is 'breathtaking flamboyance',
and the next, 'a city approaches in the distance', thus the reader is
allowed to vividly imagine themselves 'chug on the serpentine hill
tracks'.
The reader is able to interact with the text through the profound use
of phonological features enabling them to form a personal picture of
the scene. They are able to sense the 'buzz and bustle' of the city,
as the 'street-side stalls stand amidst the swarming crowd'. The
alliteration employed here presents a feeling of a dense and dynamic
atmosphere, particularly with the inter-related words 'swarming' and
'buzz' that indicate masses of flies all buzzing and talking at once.
Onomatopoeia is also employed, extending the reader's hearing to the
'chug' of the tra...
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...e very personal as the reader is addressed
directly.
As well as inform and entertain, 'India by Rail' could also be out to
persuade the reader. With the 'undying charm of the hill' described,
it would not be aimed at those looking for a package holiday with sun,
sand and beach. It is more for those who are outgoing, adventurous and
appreciate the beauty of different cultures and traditions, as a
broad-sheet reader would be. Along with the themes of freedom, natural
beauty and chaos, I feel that the extreme usage of adjectives, verbs
and phonological features aid 'India by Rail' to be a successful piece
of travel writing. Enhanced all the more by the cyclical structure of
the text, and the linear movement of the train, the readers begin to
believe that travelling on an Indian railway is a unique holiday on it
own.
“I envied the people in the train because they seemed to be going somewhere” (Lesley,7).
...ces an extensive dialogue within the text with an image of the train, arousing a modern anxiety of doom: the destructive capabilities of rapidly growing technology are seizing an innocent and aweless existence.
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One statement in the beginning of the book was especially poignant to any one who studies Indian culture, It is easy for us to feel a vicarious rage, a misery on behalf of these people, but Indians, dead and alive would only receive such feelings with pity or contempt; it is too easy to feel sympathy for a people who culture was wrecked..
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I'm going to tell you about the time me and my buddy Jacob jumped the Port Republic railroad tracks. It was a bright summer day, and me and Jacob were on our way to the junk yard looking for lost treasure. We spent about 1 hour, or 2 in the junk yard looking for a brush gaurd and anything else we could find to fit my old truck. We ended up not finding anything, but it was a fun time finding old stuff that hadn't been touched in years. Anyways we left the yard and started to head back home, but we weren't just cruising we were flying about 85 or 90 down a 55 mph road. We came across these railroad tracks that were pretty elevated, but the best thing was that there was no cars around. The first jump we were probably going about 25 to 30 playing
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