1.+Why+is+the+language+in+the+story+appropriate+for+the+narrator+and+subject?++Support+your+answer

Diction-It refers to a writer's choice of words. You must carefully choose languge that is appropriate for the characters and the subject.

1) Through the story the "The Slump" you were able to understand the issues that the narrator was going through. He was just trying to get better at a sport that he did indeed love but he was going through a time that all athletes go through at some point in their career. When you are an athlete you have all these people just talking about you. You can say what you think is wrong but at the end it will always be "They say..., the coach says..., even the papers..., but i don't think..."(pg.854)