Its sue's birthday, and she turned 16. Her mother had purchased a house in Ranchos. For sue's birthday, her mother brought her to their favorite bar. After going to the bar, they attended a party, where sue's crush, Theo. Daphne had promised Sue to bring Theo home, as a birthday present. Well, Theo came to the sonnenberg resident, but it wasnt really to see sue. As sue fell asleep, Daphene walked Theo into her bedroom.
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"The pleasure slipped, and I felt caught, a thief with contraband" (Sonnenberg, 114)
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The author uses three different clauses. Each phrase is powerful on its own, and they are no distant. Each section has a different tone. “The pleasure slipped”. This first part introduces the element of surprise; its brief, simple and to the point. “I felt caught”, in this statement supports the first, and immediately explains it. “A thief with contraband”, brings to us the inevitable. So, the quote as a whole is like an essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
The author uses the word “thief”, but she clearly hasn’t stolen anything. So, why does she use it? The word “thief” on itself isn’t sufficient enough to explain its use in this sentence. The author hasn’t stolen anything, has she? It is with the word contraband, we understand its use. Therefore, thief it a metaphor for her doing something inappropriate.
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