One of the most descriptive quotes I found throughout the passage read "As Katie wound her way among the tables, a breeze from the Atlantic rippled through her hair. Carrying three plates in her left hand and another in her right, she wore jeans and a T-shirt that read Ivan's: Try Our Fish Just for the Halibut. She brought the plates to four men wearing polo shirts; the one closest to her caught her eye and smiled." This quote adds to the text by using a vast amount of imagery and diction to help the reader understand the situation better. I chose this quote because it best shows diction and syntax throughout the text and benefits the text the most. Although this quote is not extremely lengthy, it still gives the reader the same amount of information as a loose and cumulative sentence would. So, not only is this quote less lengthy, it allows the reader to feel like they are there and apart of the story.
Throughout this piece a sizeable amount of diction and syntax were used. As mentioned above, the author uses imagery to enhance the text and make the reader feel apart of the story. An example of this was shown throughout the part of the quote where Sparks says "As Katie wound her way among the tables, a breeze from the Atlantic rippled through her hair." Imagery is shown here when the author goes into more detail about the breeze which allows the reader to visualize Katie's hair being blown by the wind. The reader can also see the use of casual diction through the words wound and rippled. The use of this diction adds to the text by allowing the reader to better understand the meaning. Also seen in the text, was the use of syntax. The author uses a semi colon to create a pause in the text without ending the sentence completely. The addition of the semicolon better allows the reader to interpret the passage and the significance of the sentence.
In the video shown above, you can see a preview for the movie version of Safe Haven. This movie clip allows the reader to make connections between text and film.
