One More Time, Please

The structure of this book is different than any other I have read. There is normal text which tells the story, and then there is the print above that tells a very similar story, but in Katie's words from her journal. Throughout the novel, Katie uses imagery as her main literary device. Many authors might have chosen to keep ther story broad, only mentioning specific and extrmemly significant incidents that would further the plot and the theme, but Katie tells the stories of countless children she meets in Uganda. Whether their story was significant or just a quick glance in a crowd, Katie introduced them.

In this particular passage, Katie is using comparison as well as imagery to portray a potential theme or controlling idea. Katie compares herself to all of the people in the bible who were ordinary or minor-seeming in the big picture of Christ, but eventually used in God's plan. Katie was persistent, as I have stated before, in getting her points across. Through repitition and imagery, Katie was able to create a visual image for the reader, but also create a disturbance in their heart, that would hopefully "explode in their heart", as she told her kids (pg.108) what would happen if Jesus came to live in their hearts.