comment on language and meaning

The language the author uses in shaping The Butterfly Lampshade narrative is accessible, yet poetic. Because the novel is written from Francie's first person point of view, its stylistic and syntactic patterns are indicative of the way Francie thinks, processes, and perceives the world. When Francie is feeling anxious, or is particularly immersed in a vivid sequence of memories, the sentences lengthen, winding and unraveling in the same way her remembrances are unfurling.