Post #2 "Voice" The Color of Water

The personality of the writing is very loving and nostalgic. The author uses certain words to describe the events that make you feel like you're part of the story, or even the family. He doesn't just talk about himself, he talks about his siblings, relatives, friends and other interesting people he met. He doesn't just say, "I once saw a weird man on the street who I got to know." He goes into detail, to make the story more entertaining. For example, there is this description, “Chicken Man was a small man with deep, rich, almost copper-toned skin, a wrinkled face, and laughing eyes. He wore an old fishing hat that seemed to cover his entire face, and plaid pants that left about two inches of sock and four inches of ankle showing. He smelled of liquor and beer all the time but he kept a pocket full of candy which he laid on the various children who came by the liquor store to see him, some his kin and some not. You could see him coming from a distance, appearing out of nowhere like an angel, his silhouette seeming to rise from the ground in the simmering heat, though he actually emerged from one of the ramshackle houses that lined the road a half-mile away.” When he alternates from his story to his mother's, his mother's story feels very real and personal because the words are unpolished in a sense. He keeps words like ain't, and leaves sentences that aren't complete, like “Cause ". You can hear the mom talking, and you feel like you're interviewing her yourself, and she's right in front of you. The author also uses figurative language like metaphors, similes, imagery, hyperboles, and personification. They add excitement to the chapters, and they make you want to keep reading.