In “What Comes Out,” Dawnelle Wilkie provides a shocking but realistic view into the goings on at an abortion clinic. She plays on how ridiculous it is to insist that the workers don’t use certain harsh words to describe the reality of abortion in attempt to make it appear less drastic and acceptable. Usually arguments for or against abortion are clear and forthright. The writer takes the use of words and provides vivid descriptions and lets the readers make up their own minds, even though it is clear the conclusion she is seeking each one of us to reach.
At times it was sad, other times it was in your face and blatantly real but the overall tone was melancholy. She did a good job of striking up strong emotions each time she made light of the “script.” Whenever What Comes Out is mentioned it’s like the reader is pulled back in, not to stray away from the whole point of the piece. What stroke me the most was her mention of the fact that the “truth” of the abortions and what actually happens is something so dark and unforgiving that the workers can so much as speak this truth amongst themselves.
The truth will come out, she declares but it is something that she knows after speaking its name that it will eventually reveal itself, but she is willing to wait.
Cindy Davis
I like how you pointed out the tone of the piece. To me, the emotions seem fitting for the subject of the story. The story promotes a strange emotion in the reader and connects well with how many people feel about abortion.
ReplyDeleteD. Ryan
I also enjoyed this piece and the multitude of emotions it sparked. I also liked her technique with the parenthesis when she said things like, "(imagine a mortar and pestle)," as if people who have abortions don't truly understand them and must need simplified expressions to comprehend the truth.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Audet