"Linguistics" is defined as the scientific study of language and its structure, and over time it ironically seems to have become the structure of key elements in stories, by shaping the identity of a character, for example. In Trilobites, by DJ Pancake, the author cleverly uses language to tell the story of a man struggling to hold on, while simultaneously letting go, of what hes always known. Through the use of linguistics, Pancake enables the audience to identify character personalities (in which the focus is on Colly in this analysis) and backgrounds, the setting of the story, themes/patterns, and metaphors that resonate with the significance of life events. In Trilobites, the use of specific linguistics not only creates a cultural identity for characters like Colly, but also reveals that language and time are constantly progressing and change is inevitable. The passing of time, like death, is often intractable and always unavoidable. DJ Pancake cleverly tells Trilobites through first person present tense and introduces the audience to the narrator/main character, Colly, through Colly's reflection of the past while observing the present. Beginning the story with an excerpt of dialogue in which Colly compares a concrete patch in the street to Florida gives the audience a hint of background information while presenting another character, Ginny, whom Colly thinks of in association to Florida. This begins the authors technique of incorporating time as a means of avoiding the present, as well as initiates the pattern of constant reflection by Colly and the loss experienced throughout Colly's life. Reflecting on the past, after being reminded of Florida, Colly's character first appears vulnerable as he recalls the words he had written Ginny (referencing Florida): We will live on mangoes and love (Pancake 1). This vulnerability is found in the words will and love, due to the elaborated information that those words did not lead to the plan of action; rather, the words create an emptiness/void and pain in Colly as he follows up the yearbook message with the thought/realization And she up and left without me two years she's been down there without me (Pancake 1). Although it is not always direct, the way Colly talks and thinks about Ginny signifies his loneliness and longing to have something or someone that might make him feel whole, and this use of language shapes his character into one in which the audience might feel sorry for. It is implied that what Colly once had with Ginny, at one point in time, he no longer has now. Colly also includes that while Ginny sends him postcards, She never asks [him] any questions (1). This statement not only makes it evident that Colly is hurt/saddened by this, but also furthers the assumption that Ginny does not feel the same way about Colly, and this is a part of his losses throughout time, which create a pattern throughout the story. The past is unchangeable, but not always escapable. Pancake further presents Colly as a dynamic figure whose thought process speaks louder than t