“With her words she spins herself a cocoon.”
The rhetorical device McLaren is using in this statement is personification since she is giving the inanimate object of words an action of an animate object of spinning a cocoon. Spinning herself a cocoon can be referred to as a way of creating an enclosed and safe place where she feels comfortable sharing her thoughts and experiences.
The words she spins herself a cocoon with protect her from the reality of her tragic life. The use of this rhetorical device is effective since it allows readers to visualize the suitcase lady speaking about her dream life compared to her actual life.
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