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In the passage from the novel Alias Grace by Margret Atwood, the author uses many narrative techniques to convey the feelings and thoughts of the main character Grace Mark. Atwood uses a great mixture of metaphors, similes and motifs to describe what is happening to Grace and her point of view through her ordeal. Grace, an obviously troubled girl narrates the passage and though metaphors the reader has a better understanding of her confusion. Throughout the entire piece Atwood uses fantastic metaphors that illustrate vivid