How does Ian McEwan tell the story in Chapter 9? Ian McEwan uses a variety of techniques in order to tell the story throughout the novel ‘Enduring Love’. Looking at Chapter 9 in close detail I am going to analyse the ways in which McEwan tells the story with the use of form‚ structure and language. The majority of the novel is told in the first person however chapter 9 has a third person narrative and is in the present tense. McEwan uses Joe’s narratives in order to explain Clarissa’s perspective
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at the books shelved neatly in alphabetical order by author. He took his time and the silence was deafening as he thought he would like to read many of the titles as they were not available in the local library‚ but his eyes came to a book on Indian Love Making entitled simply “the Karma Sutra” and he smiled‚ blushing slightly as he continued to look. This broke the silence and he spoke. “So I am to understand that you think the dalliance with Rachel was the cause of his death?” Carefully he made
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 4? Chapter 4 develops the character of Gatsby and questions the reliability of Nick as a narrator. Fitzgerald reveals two different sides of Jay Gatsby and hints at Gatsby’s criminal doings as Gatsby takes Nick to meet some of his questionable acquaintances. Additionally‚ Nick and Jordan’s relationship is introduced and developed. Fitzgerald also employs the use of cinematic cuts which create the effect that the events of the chapter are real. Fitzgerald
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 5?During chapter 5 Gatsby is reunited with Daisy and it becomes clear to the reader that Gatsby’s emotional frame is out of sync with the passage of time as the novel explores the coming of love of the past into the present. The chapter starts with the return of Nick from his date with Jordan whose relationship seems very impersonal and surface deep compared and contrasted to the passionate and fulfilling relationship of that of Gatsby and Daisy that
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 2? In chapter 2 Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes where he meets Myrtle and is taken to their New York apartment. Once there he meets friends of Tom and Myrtle the McKee’s and Myrtles sister Catherine. They have a party and Nick gets drunk for second time in his life‚ at the end of the chapter‚ Tom punches Myrtle’s nose because she keeps talking about Daisy. F Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques in chapter 2 in order to tell the story‚
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How does McEwan tell the story in Chapter 4? Chapter 4 the use of retrospective view point is prevalent‚ we see Joe and Clarissa trying to get on with their everyday lives‚ we see Joe trying to get on with his work as he goes to the library‚ where he becomes consumed in the confusion of earlier events‚ and his failure to identify his personal fears. Whilst in the library he becomes aware of a person pacing behind him and identifies the individuals shoes as the same as Parry’s. In terms of action
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HOW DOES FITZGERALD TELL THE STORY IN CHAPTER 9? In the Great Gatsby‚ the last chapter of the novel is told two years later still from the perspective of Nick. Nick is writing two years later after the events with Gatsby‚ showing that a considerable amount of time has passed between its occurrence yet it is still fresh in Nick’s mind. The fact that Nick is still reminiscing about Gatsby and has written a book about him highlights the huge impact that Gatsby has had on Nick’s life. The strong
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How does Hosseini tell the story in chapter 17? Chapter 17 is potentially the most important chapter in the novel for structuring the shape of the narrative and may be seen as the turning point in the novel. During this chapter‚ Amir is handed a letter by Hassan writing about his son Sohrab and how life in Kabul has changed dramatically since he and Baba fled to America. Rahim Khan explains how Hassan and Farzana were killed by the Taliban and as his dying wish‚ Amir must go and rescue Sohrab. It
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Chapter 7 – McEwan storytelling We start the chapter with a description of Parry through Jed “No longer the Indian brave‚ despite the pony-tail”. McEwan really sets the scene with this as it gives us a clear picture of how Parry actually is. Shortly afterwards Jed’s scientific side comes out as he starts to re-assure himself that Parry is really harmless and that is was the accident that clouded his judgement. We feel a sense of relief as we now are told Parry is not threat as he is a “harmless
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Enduring Love or Possessive Love? Enduring Love opens up with a visual opening of a freak-like accident occurring to rescue a boy from a hot air balloon. This event serves as a symbol to the righteous postmodern novel. I plan to demonstrate how McEwan presents obsession in Enduring Love for an audience of classmates that seems to be for people as a form of truth if confronted by a distressing situation. McEwan centers the book on a real mental condition called De Clerambault’s Syndrome‚ which
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