Read this excerpt from "The Light of Gandhi's Lamp" by Hilary Kromberg Inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. To avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, I always looked instead at the little Chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. How does this passage affect the text

It conveys the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

She always did not want to look at the direction of the building to keep away the memories of the death and sufferings the people suffered from unlawful police officers during the apartheid period.

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

i do not know what the passage is but i can give some examples

1. repetitive phrases may be used to create a emphasizing tone

2. pauses in sentences are used to create a dramatic effect but can also be suspenseful

3. using lots of exclamation marks and loud speech such as words in all caps can be creating a excited or possibly angry tone.

4. using lots of questioning phrases my mean that they are in suspicion of something.

5. using lots of questionable statements or questions can imply of a sneeky or sly tone.