Pemberton has a melancholy perspective on this moment and he uses figurative language to make that feeling deeper and more impactful to readers. Sensory language is used to make readers feel the same as he felt at this stage of his life.
Steve Pemberton, an orphan boy, was moved to a foster house, which was the home of the Robinsons, a very nice couple whom he hoped would be kind and friendly.
However, the Robinsons turned out to be cruel and mean people. They tortured Steve, devalued him, and made him have a very sad life that left him very melancholy, lonely, and depressed.
To highlight these feelings, Steve makes strong use of imagery in his text, deepening the impact of these feelings and detailing them with many adjectives that enhanced the reader's senses, created a sensorial language, and allowed the reader to feel the same as he did.
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