Style of "The Tenth of January"

Elizabeth Phelps uses has a very strong presence of style in her story "The Tenth of January". Style is defined as "something that is spoken of under the heading of tone or language". In her story she uses very vivid descriptions and describes her setting in such as way that the reader finds themselves feeling as though they are walking through the streets in the city of Lawrence. She uses terms such as "you would have noticed" to allow her audience to in vision what was to come. For the most part Phelps uses diction that is relatively simple and ordinary. It is would be easy for most all her readers to relate and comprehend what it is she is writing about. The dialogue between the characters, mainly between Asenath and the other characters, comes across and dreamy, uncertain, and bit desperate. Asenath says things such as “it’s no use father” and “Never mind … I guess God knows”. The writing style stays consistent throughout all of the story. Elzabeth Phelps makes it easy for her readers to easily navigate through the emotions of the story. In turn this allows the content of the story to settle well with the reader.