The Crossing

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…when discussing God. The conduction of simile and metaphor fully communicates to the reader the kind of love and admiration the narrator felt for the wolf. In conclusion, McCormac uses many literary techniques to convey to the reader the impact of the experience on the narrator. By the end of this short passage, the reader feels somehow attuned to the narrators anguish and feels a sense of sympathy as well as a sense of loss.