The Slaughter House

This weeks reading of the Slaughterhouse was quite interesting. The author remarks upon the brutality of the Federalists in an almost satirical matter. He seems to tell the story from an almost sympathetic point of view at first glance. As the story progresses the sarcasm becomes thicker and more pronounced. Towards the end of the story with the capture of the "wretched unitarian" and his eventual death the authors disdain is hardly disguised. The story is told in a quite factual "voice". Everything is stated as fact, as this is what happened. However the author describes everything in the most direct and brutal way possible. He highlights the dirt, the mud, the blood, offal, screams, shouts, profanity, everything harsh is accentuated in the writing. The author wishes to appear factual, to be telling a true account. He uses language and harsh metaphor to convey these "facts" however in a way to highlight above all else the brutality of the scene presented.