Literary Analysis Links & Descriptions

A Personal Essay Writing, posted by Michael Simpson partially explains the use of diction in "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses". Simpson explains how the use of diction helps portray the relationship made by the prisoner of span one and the warder. Simpson also explains that diction is used by the author to portray the true fear and emotions of all those in span one. One can use this writing to get a better understanding of how the author uses diction to portray what is truly going on in "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses". There is a link within this criticism that will lead the reader to an extended criticism on "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses". This criticism gives a look at the short story an angle that may be hard for one to see him/herself while reading the short story, and is very useful to its intended audience.


In a literary analysis of "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses", Praesto explains how point of view and character are used to control how the story flows. Praesto tells how these two main literary points effect how the reader views the story's outcomes and events. According to Praesto, the story's point of view is used to show the similarities in two shockingly different characters. The characters of the short story show the audience how theses similarities are significant to each individual by showing the audience that both of the main characters are slaves to someone or something. One may find this post useful when trying to determine the significance of how the author uses point of view in the short story. This analysis gives conclusions that may be hard to come by one's own when reading "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses".