Comment on language and style

The language the author uses in shaping the "Twilight of the Superheroes" narrative is complex and multifaceted. Depending on whose perspective the narrator is following, the linguistic patterns shift and mutate. In a section like "Information," for example, the narrator is inhabiting Lucien's psyche. As Lucien reflects on his age, the narrator says: "And yet, here he is, he and his friends, falling like so much landfill into the dump of old age" (17). The syntax and diction of this line stems from Lucien's past experiences, present state of mind, and general outlook on life.