Gary Soto and the Concert

In "The Concert," a narrative by Gary Soto, diction and details are used to

portray the two tones of carefree observance and respectful enlightenment. These

two tones create the author's purpose for the story. The reader can infer that the

poor are just as good and can appreciate the same things as the rich.

The first tone is shown in the first paragraph. The author shows this tone

through diction. The fact that Gary Soto and his wife "walked from one end of

town to the other in search of out-of-the-way shops" gives the reader the idea that

the couple was not in a hurry and was just observing the town in

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