The title of the piece is The Performance of Drowning. Why does the author choose to use the word "performance" in the title and what kinds of things does she say to convey a performance?
Terry Galloway wrote this piece in a very specific way. There are two strong explanations for the way she wrote this story. First of all, she wrote it in a way that brings the reader into her head. It seems as though she explained every thought she had during her experience in extreme detail. She uses very good imagery and she is able to write her story in a way in which the reader can see everything just the way she saw them. In a way, it is as if the words are putting on a performance themselves.
Also, Galloway wrote this story in a way that made it seem as though it could be an actual performance. As I read it I could picture her on a stage telling this story to a crowd of people. It is written with all of her thoughts completely mapped out just as if she was going to speak the words to an audience.
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