Style Mapping

Many authors use many different types of writing. Having these different styles allows us as readers to interpret the writing and helps us think about what kind of style it is. The first writing I looked is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. His writing has a low but musical style or language about it. "Days of riding where there rode no soul save he." and also "The sun that rises is the color of steel." These sentences provide a very picturesque tone. Also he way he writes creates a foggy meaning and when he writes he is talking about being hidden and fog hides things. The second writing that I went through was "The Mud Below" by Annie Proulx. This writing is more of a denotative and harsh kind of writing. "around the back of his hand and over the palm a second time," really showed to me that he was going to ride a bull. That excerpt is very straightforward and dull. The writing is very good at explaining but does not have the "pop" to it. The last writing that I looked at is George Orwell 1984 by George Orwell. His writing is more of a denotative and high diction type of writing. "It depicted simply an enormous face,"  and "On each landing, opposite the lift shaft," is explaining more of the setting of the first chapter. But the first quote is explaining a gigantic motionless picture hung by the stairs. He writes in more of a wooden way unlike Cormac McCarthy who writes with more of a marble tone. Orwell's writing is a literal style and an elegant style.