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How Does Chris Kyle Use Syntax In American Sniper

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Legendary In American Sniper, Chris Kyle allows readers to learn about his life as the most lethal Sniper in U.S. history and how his choices affected his marriage, his family, his friends, and his morals as a patriotic American. The experiences that came along with his career as a Navy SEAL changed the man that put God, country, and family above everything else. Through the use of imagery, syntax, tone, and diction, Chris Kyle is able to tell his life story as a compassionate, tough, American hero. Chris Kyle’s use of imagery in his book mostly consist of experiences as a Navy SEAL- killing terrorists and dodging death. One account of dodging death from Chris: “One time we were in a building and we were hosed down by the insurgents outside. …show more content…

Many examples of the explaining of SEAL terms are used, such as “SURC (‘small unit riverine craft’)” (292). Chris also uses syntax in the form of rhetorical questions to help the reader relate to him and know what he was feeling during his experiences as a Navy SEAL. After describing a calm city he was scouting in, Chris asks “This was the most dangerous city in Iraq?” (291). Chris asks this rhetorical question, even though we know the answer, to enable the reader to understand what he was experiencing from his shoes- or in this case combat …show more content…

When Chris finally realized that he was a mortal man, he came to a conclusion. He decided that “I have a guardian angel and I;m a SEAl and I’m lucky and whatever the hell it is: I cannot die” (385). The emphasis on “I cannot die” helps the reader better understand the fact that Chris Kyle believed he had a mission: to stay alive and defend his faith, family, and country – and nothing on Earth was going to stop him – not even Death

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