Simplistic and Eloquent Language

After reading the book, I have found two different styles of writing that Paul uses. Either he has great skill in creating more than one style, or I have far too limited vocabulary that I call the "normal" style within the book "stylish." He has the simple language, and the eloquent language.

Simple Language: When Saul did not have any needs for "scrumptious" words, such as when explaining a character or situation, he would use language without much inner meanings inside. This may be easier for the reader to understand, but does not leave a lasting impression. For example, when he does not want the reader to think much on what he is writing, he uses "hollow" phrases such as "Dad was a hit with women" (Bellow, 17). While this may provoke some thoughts on what Kenneth's dad does, it does require much extra thinking to understand what's being implied.

Eloquent Language: Now this is when things get cloudy. Once Bellow wants the reader to eat the words, to inhale it all in and think deeply about them, he begins to give the reader lots of food to consume. Much of this novel has this type of eloquent language, which has left me biting the dust countless times.

"The earnest student is immersed in the Psilophyta, the Arthrophyta, the Pterophyta, and instead of being blasted away beyond the moon, he hold a universtiy chair" (Bellow, 20-21).

The only way I found out what Psilophyta meant was searching it up, and the definition had to do something about plants. This relates to Uncle in some way, and that's only the first layer in the layer of meanings.

~Pitaah