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from her mother. .
c. Datum 3:
His gaze was hypnotic. p.124
Explanation:
The word ‘gaze’ is treated as if it were hypnotic. In this case, the word ‘hypnotic’ means to enchant person, to make her or him focus on the object or
sight. In the story Elizabeth admires Ivan’s blue eyes, they are twinkle and shady, she also admires Ivan words that show the attention. With exotic eyes and
beautiful words he seems to control Elizabeth’s mind only by asking her feeling that never been heard by Elizabeth for long time. However, he is a stranger, his
appearance makes her open her heart or discover her soul. The figure of speech describes about someone’s attention. In this case,
Ivan’s word in asking Elizabeth condition while he looks into her eyes deeply shows the careness that makes her happy, because she heard no word like that for
long time. Here is the quotation in the novel: She looked at the kind stranger with the blue eyes watching her and saw more care in those eyes than she had in those
of anyone she knew. p.124 The description seen from the figure of speech is
even the independence woman like Elizabeth needs someone to care of her and love her.
d. Datum 4:
“-Your world was brown-“ p.191
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Explanation:
In the story, the speaker Mrs. Bracken accuses Elizabeth’s change since she has worked for the hotel project. As a neighbor, Mrs. Bracken realizes her
change. Mrs. Bracken tells her that her world was brown, since Mrs. Bracken treats the word ‘world’ as if it were brown; it is calm color, flat and near to dark.
It means that Elizabeth life was not a special she rarely did fun things and always does the same things everyday; sleeping, working, cleaning the house. and
lonely. She has no someone to love and to be loved. Here is the quotation in the novel: She had reached her goals by being in control, maintaining
order…Elizabeth found herself thirty-four year old and living alone with a six- year-old in the house…Alone because love one of those feelings that you could
never have control . p.8 It also describes Elizabeth’s heart that felt pain and hurt
she has suffered in the past. The figure of speech conveys that she needs to love and to be loved.
By using brown color, the author tries to create imagination of color to readers’ mind. It evokes the readers to feel how brown color represents unhappy
life.
e. Datum 5:
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