In the passage from the novel Generation X, mixed reactions are posed by the reader. Douglas Coupland, the author of the book had several ways of producing these reactions. The emotions felt by the reader range from feeling excited and happy in the beginning to feeling sympathy and sadness towards the end of the passage.
In the beginning of the passage, the text communicates a nostalgic and blissful feeling when referring to the many things that Curtis and Elvissa did as children. One would feel especially reminiscent when Elvissa talks about how she and Curtis used to walk around their…