Loyalty is an immense role seen in the …show more content…
Drewe uses sarcasm to add humour in the text and help add variety and maintain a reader’s attention within his work. Quoted on page 12 “dance faster, Mr. Curnow, in your soft school teacher’s boots. Cheer up, Mr. Stanistreet; what’s a torn-up rail on a steep culven, one train more or less? Drink up, Mr Bracken.” Drewe has successfully demonstrated an example of sarcasm and you can observe this by the added humour which can be seen as sarcasm. The core subject of loyalty is also displayed within the text with the use of sarcasm. The composer has added sarcasm to this significant scene to include humour showing the reader that the scene can be portrayed in a joking or non serious manner and showing that the certain event may of been a bit of a joke or seen in a funny way. Which is how the scene was portrayed quoting to “drink up” in a funny manner in terms of meaning to cheer up.
In conclusion, a vast amount of techniques are incorporated within the novel Our Sunshine written by Robert Drewe, helping show the importance of loyalty perceived inside the text. Sarcasm, metaphors, and flashbacks all helpfully show a relation to the theme of loyalty that is continuously seen in the