How Does Violence Create Sympathy or Antipathy?

Essay assignment: How does violence create sympathy or antipaty?Does language convey emotional or physical reactions? How does the scene position you? How does the violence give character perspective of other characters? focus on metaphors, language, etc.
Imagine you are inside a small room and suddenly you are hit upside the head by an unidentified object. This image is similar to the gang initiation described by Kody Scott in "Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member." The violence portrayed in this scene is very descriptive and paints a clear picture of what gang life for Scott will be like. Scott's use of imagery and graphic word choice throughout the book are helpful in putting his audience into the atmosphere he was surrounded by during his life as a gang member.
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