Ahh...Spring!
In her article
"Lusting For Spring In Our Hearts," Linda Holmes expresses her joy of
spring, a season that many people take for granted, and truly makes it special.
To many people, spring is that natural phenomenon in which "their side of
the globe" becomes warmer because it is closer to the Sun, but it means
much more to Holmes. To her, spring is a gift that everyone was waiting for too
long ever since the bitter winter started, and she is enjoying every second of
it. Even the unpleasant rain and the wishy-washiness of the warm and cold
weather are tolerable because it prepares people for their one perfect day.
Throughout the writing, Holmes cleverly utilizes anecdotes to form a connection
to the readers and to introduce her important ideas.
The author's personal stories are
scattered throughout the entire article which provides the necessary transition
from one ideas to other while giving the idea that she is like any other people
who cannot stand the winter anymore. Her introduction itself is an anecdote
that starts out as "A friend of mine grumbled
on Facebook recently about the phenomenon of people moaning in despair over
April's weather. There's often a cold snap around this time, she pointed out.
There's often unpleasant rain. There's often unpredictability" (Holmes). The author then uses this story as a
springboard to propel herself to her assertion: all the impatience and
restlessness in April are the signs of people's lust for spring. Later on in
the text, Holmes mentions how she brought a comfortable chair for her balcony
and (admittedly) watched an episode of Orphan
Black on her table with her feet propped up on the railing. Through this, Holmes
openly shows that she is just one of many people enjoying the warmth and the
good-hearted air in the spring, and ultimately forms a connection with the
audience who are trying to enjoy their perfect day of spring.
Through her use of anecdotes, Linda Holmes is able to smoothly introduce her ideas and form connections with her readers. She asserts that everyone has been waiting for the spring, and all the agitation going around this time of the year shows that people are dying for that day when the weather would finally get warm enough for the stupid jackets to come off. Lucky for them, for as Holmes states at the very end of her article, "Lust so rarely comes with a guarantee."
Through her use of anecdotes, Linda Holmes is able to smoothly introduce her ideas and form connections with her readers. She asserts that everyone has been waiting for the spring, and all the agitation going around this time of the year shows that people are dying for that day when the weather would finally get warm enough for the stupid jackets to come off. Lucky for them, for as Holmes states at the very end of her article, "Lust so rarely comes with a guarantee."
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