She shows a light and dark when she talks about a young girl “carrying her pail of midnight luncheon” when older and happier people “carry their midday luncheon”. By placing these two sentences next to each other, she creates a juxtaposition to show the happiness and sadness in each statement. This brings out the “midnight luncheon” as the understatement and makes it seem much worse. She then continues to use an oxymoron to show that although the child is making a profit, child labor truly is a “great evil”. This effective way of writing creates powerful
She shows a light and dark when she talks about a young girl “carrying her pail of midnight luncheon” when older and happier people “carry their midday luncheon”. By placing these two sentences next to each other, she creates a juxtaposition to show the happiness and sadness in each statement. This brings out the “midnight luncheon” as the understatement and makes it seem much worse. She then continues to use an oxymoron to show that although the child is making a profit, child labor truly is a “great evil”. This effective way of writing creates powerful