Although the literary devices used by Capote and Bauer are the same, they yield different moods for the reader by using mood imagery, and symbolism. ... An example of mood in Joan Bauer's "Pancakes" can be found in the excerpt". ... An example of imagery that can be seen in "Pancakes" is, ". ... An example of symbolism in the short story "Pancakes" can be seen from an excerpt, "Dirty mirrors drove me crazy. ... These literary elements contribute greatly to the outcome of the story as the literary elements contribute greatly to the use of mood...

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One example of this symbolism is when we are told that Annie had to wait for her bike, as she had to wait for Charlie to form a relationship with her, "Charlie never encouraged her by look or by word". ... He makes use of this technique because it is a short story and for the twist at the end to work the writer needs to leave clues so that at the end the reader comprehends the story .In my personal opinion it is important to my appreciation of the text because this example of the symbolism is much more obvious in certain ways than other examples in the text. An additional example of the link...

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