In the passage from the novel Alias Grace by Margret Atwood, the author uses many narrative techniques to convey the feelings and thoughts of the main character Grace Mark. ... This quote is used to portray Grace's feeling of sad desperation and hopelessness. Atwood also uses similes to make the reader feel the same emotions and sensations that Grace feels. ... Atwood's use of imagery with the peonies prepares the reader to use the connection of Grace's past and present. ... With Atwood's great writing I could literally picture all of the scenes that Grace had experience...

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