In essence Pico Iyer's life like descriptions effectively introduces the reader to those that he will be talking more about throughout his essay.
An airport can be a confusing place even if you are still in your own country. But for someone from a different country it can reach a whole new level of confusion. Pico Iyer convincingly leads the reader to believe this by leaving nothing to the imagination when he describes the transportation area (vans, shuttles, buses and trams), the over abundance of information and warning signs, announcements in several different languages and other obscure, but loud noises. .
Along with his vivid descriptions, his writing style further describes the tension that someone would feel when walking through the Los Angeles International Airport. For example he writes, .
In front of them is a Van Stop, Bus Stop, a Courtesy Tram Stop, and a Shuttle Bus Stop. At the Shuttle Bus Stop, they see the All American Shuttle, the Apollo Shuttle, Celebrity Airport Livery, the Great American Stateline, the Movie Shuttle, the Transport, Ride-4-You, and forty-two other magic buses waiting to whisk them everywhere from Bakersfield to Disneyland (270). .
Not only does this effectively show the tension that the traveler feels while at the airport, but also successfully creates tension for the reader.
The way Pico Iyer talks about the various signs throughout the airport, one would think that a person could not walk ten feet with out seeing a sign about parking warnings and fees, Medfly quarantine areas, or other signs of the same nature. What is a Medfly anyway? The picture Pico Iyer paints leads the reader to the conclusion that the signs cause more confusion for a traveler then their intended purpose--to inform the traveler.
Along with signs about Medflies and the traveler's big decision on how to get from the airport to their final destination, Pico Iyer convinces the reader that the airport is not a quiet place.
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