Literary analysis
The text for selection is the man of the crowd by Allan Poe, and the protagonist selection synchronizes with the setting in which the play is narrated. The man, who is also the writer of the text, confronts challenges known to face many people in the city. The writer describes the person in the context of the crowd, and that helps in bringing out the traits of the person. After reading the text, one gets the impression that the selection of the urban setting corroborates the experiences of the character and such brings out the traits of the man described in the text clearly. For that reason, it is conclusive that the selection of an urban setting in the story the man of the crowd helps in creating emphasis the leads to the conceptualization of the experiences of the characters as well as the attitude of the individual. Upon reading the text, the audiences can familiarize with the setting as a means of foreshadowing the developments in the narrations (Poe 1). As noted in the working thesis that highlight the role of setting as the literary elements that brings about the cultural connotations, the attributes and attitude of the characters resembling the experiences of many people in urban settings.
The man’s interaction with the rest in urban setting influences the choice of the term crowd in the title. The author uses the phrase figuratively in highlighting the reality in urban settings. The approach in which he infuses the conflicts in urban settings with the experiences of the character interacting with the man presents a vivid picture of life in the city. Although the composition takes place in the ancient period, the descriptions of the conversations of the people in London suggest that the challenges of people in cities resemble. The only difference manifest in the occupation of different individuals as the case of the man working as an anonymous employee. The description of the streets in the text highlight the cultural issues that people confront in their day-to-day life. For instance, the man is not living with the loved ones, and such is a cultural issue for concern in the setting his relation with the rest makes him the darling of the crowd. His inclusion in an urban setting befits his personality since similar experiences are only possible in the city. It is rarer confronting people living a life full of solitude in an urban setting and such might have influenced the selection of the setting for the narration the man of the crowd.
There is the utilization of flashback in creating emphasis about the experiences of the characters. The audiences learn about the struggles as something common to people in an urban setting from the flashback. The methodology of composition reiterates the significance of the selection of a setting that best fits the narration. The technique exposes the character attributes of the man in the story and the rest of the crowds in an urban setting. Another vivid description in the text that facilitates the accomplishments of the goal of communicating messages that resonate with the experiences of people in urban dwellings is the description of the codes of dressing for the characters. The writer uses symbolism in affirming the difficulty of life for many people in the urban setting. He overlooks the situation in other sections of the city but concentrates on the expression of the people walking in the streets leading to the accomplishment of the goal of the text of highlighting the tribulations of workers in the urban centers that go unnoticed.
The walking style of the person I connection with the theme of the text that strives to express the suffering of the people in London at the time. He appears weak but downplays the shortcoming by trying to pose as a bold character. The description of the diet of the person serves as a symbolic element in confirming the motive behind the selection of a setting in a city. Unlike the case in the rural setting where the consumption of a complete meal is the norm, the characters in an urban setting have no alternative but to cope with the life of hustling for survival. The households are typical of the reality in many towns in the west. Few couples are spending time together due to the urge to meets economic needs.
The perception of the author in narrating the experiences of the characters serves as an indicator that he sympathizes with the man. He is willing to share the story with the majority of the people in the urban dwelling to bring to fore the realities that people confront in silences. In reviewing the novel, Rosenheim, and Stephen, have a similar opinion but his mode of expression slightly differ with the narrator of the book (2). He tends to things that external factors such as lack of employments opportunities contribute to people living distasteful life in the city. He does not believe that the pursuit will lead the author to a fulfilling life. The exploration of the literary elements of setting in the material suggests that the scholar sympathies and only laud the creativity of the writer in sharing the story.
Another illustration in the text that affirms the basis for the selection of a setting that depicts the personality of the person manifest in his daily hustles is the description of the buildings and the streets. The man changes positions in the streets and occupation in a bid to address his social problems. The action is an indication that the society pities people struggling to ascertain a fulfilling life. Few are willing to associate with such characters. The situation features as some of the reason that makes the person lonely. He lacks a close person to interact with hence the reason he spends most of his time in the streets.
Reading the text, the man of the crowd presents a clear illustration of the experiences of the people in the urban setting. In choosing the setting that complements the traits of the characters, the author sought to infuse elements that could enable readers to understand life in London at the time. The descriptions also highlight the cultural connotations of the masses in the town at the time. For instance, lack of a defined job was viewed with much pity. In the case of the character, he camouflages to downplay the struggles. He does not live a fulfilled life, and as such, the author of the story, Allan Poe uses the opportunity to share with readers the experiences of the person. His goal is to enable audiences understand the tribulation and sympathize as a way of seeking solution to the tribulations of people residing in cities but are unwilling to express their troubles.
Work Cited
Poe, Edgar Allan. The man of the crowd. Edgar Allan Poe, 2015.
Rosenheim, Shawn, and Stephen Rachman, eds. The American Face of Edgar Allan Poe. JHU Press, 1995.