Similar with Pangucci, in The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, Ondaatje uses white space to show passage in time. You can especially see this on page 34. However, the tone in this reading isn’t as friendly as Pangucci's. With repetitive words such as “black,” “dark,” and “cold” I felt this story was more mysterious. A lot of colors such as “white,” “black,” and “blue” were repeated often as well. Even the setting, a house in the middle of a big ranch, makes me feel this reading might be considered more of a horror story. It was interesting to see that Ondaatje begins and ends his story with a poem. I feel like poems have more emotional impact on a reader than just full lines of text. Since I am more of a visual person I also really liked how Ondaatje incorporated a picture of the characters as well. Overall, both authors use vastly different tones and use a variety genres to tell their stories. Personally, I enjoyed how Pagnucci relayed his story. Did anyone like Ondaatje's approach better?
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