Marley and Me 4

John Grogan writes with a different style than most writers. I noticed it this week while reading Marley and Me when he was talking about Marley's adjustment to the new house, family and life overall. He tends to give Marley his own voice in some cases, thinking about what the dog would say if he could talk and give opinions. One time when John was writing about Marley's first night alone in the garage, he gave insight to Marley's thinking when John walked in the door. "As soon as he spotted me, his face brightened and his tail began to beat the side of the box. It was if he were saying, Come on, hop in; there's plenty of room" (Grogan 22). Johns style is also very fun filled with lots of happy, playful words and expressions. He uses many similies and metaphores to explain how Marley reacts to different things or to try to give an image of what is really going on because his dog does some pretty strange things. "His body would quiver, his head would bob from side to side, and his entire rear end would swing in a sort of spastic dance. We called it Marley Mambo" (Grogan 25). All of the devises John Grogan uses in his writing makes reading his book so much more enjoyable and really adds to the overall imagery.