Mailer’s descriptive account of the tragic event makes the readers be a witness to the sudden death of Benny Paret. Mailer’s tone guides the reader to see Paret as a resilient brawler whose fighting style is reflective of his admirable characteristics which shows the author’s liking to Paret. When describing how Paret began to lose significant ground in what would be his final fight, Mailer offers his optimistic view that Paret “began to wilt” even though his life is seemingly drifting away before the final round. When Mailer says that Part is wilting, it evokes the thought of slow deterioration that almost softens the deadly blow of a moment that marks the tipping point leading to his collapse. Mailer’s subjective tone demonstrates the control
