In the short story “The Flowers,” by Alice Walker, she strengthens her audience for a gruesome ending using diction to help semblance a visual aspect and her use of symbols encourage foreshadowing. Walker delivers many different symbols in the story, which guides the plot twist, which happens later in the story. The diction aids in setting the tone and mood for the whole story.
The author equips the audience with knowledge for a dramatic ending providing clear diction. Myop, the main character talks about how she and her mother would go into the woods to scavenge for nuts that rested upon the fallen leaves. Later on, Myop finds herself in a cavern about a mile from her home; she describes this cove as strange. If she had never seen this cavern