Popular Mechanics
Raymond Carver
Carver establishes the mood of Popular Mechanics by his use of diction. Much of the diction used is diction that implies negativity and struggle. A couple is going through a separation throughout the poem. The couple appears to be fighting over who will get to keep their child. Some of the diction used shows that the fight that the couple is having will not be resolved cleanly. "The kitchen window gave no light. In the near-dark he worked on her fisted fingers with one hand and with the other hand he gripped the screaming baby up under an arm near the shoulder"(Carver). The diction that Carver uses indicates that the fighting is violent and physical. The man seems to be willing to go to any cost in order to keep his child. I was surprised that the man was violently fighting with his wife. I felt as though this would make her even more wary to allow him to spend time with their child. After this fight, I admired the mother for going to all costs in order to protect her child. The diction not only showed the violence of the fight, but it also showed that the mother was going to great lengths in order to be protective.
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