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In the memoir Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean, the author describes her work as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates in Louisiana. As she supports the condemned and meets victims’ families, she exposes the emotional and moral flaws of capital punishment and argues against the death penalty.

bear -> pg 31, she couldn't imagine enduring what they had gone through, rather than an actual bear or holding real weight
exploding -> pg 21, Emotions would explode rather than something physically breaking apart
served -> 39, The prisoner had to perform services for the prison rather than act as a waitress.

bear -> pg 31,
never -> pg 20
moral -> pg 31

Violate, stiflingly, and blocked off. These all have negative connotations and make the reader feel uncomfortable, just like how the sister was feeling when she first walked into the prison.

scrupulously gratuitous freshly. these words add the the conflicting emotions of this story, as you feel bad for the victims and family, while still having compassion for the criminal and the horror they are about to face.

stench- talking about the Auschwitz camps- negative
aroma- more nice
acutely aware- more positive rather than saying, I am not aware, my feelings don't matter
cringe- a more negative kind of embarrassing feeling

The author uses the word profusely to really emphasize how much she thanked the man. The author uses the word rigid, which has a more negative connotation. The author uses the word condemned which has a more negative connotation.

15pg Correspondence, Positive connotations Negative connotations, Resistance, or Bureaucracy that are stiff and non-open words
16pg horror negative, Fear or distress, positive Adrenaline rush or Social commentary, which gives a swing on the situation pg 1,7 wellinpositiveve could be Positive Feelings or Abundance, which makes it more happy negative Distress and Pain:

At this point in the book, Sister Helen is trying to describe her relationship with the death row inmates. She is also trying to paint a picture of how the inmates look, are living, etc. Currently, I believe she is trying to be persuasive about how people should feel about the inmates.

pain is feeling that has a negive in condition going of the exltric chair
lonely is feeling that has a negive connotoin becouse about to die
fear is a feeling that has a negice connotoin becouse you are scared of somthing