Doug Fugal Summary
The Treatment of Timothy Fugal - Doug MacKenzie
1. Hook – 1
a. The hook was interesting. I was a bit thrown off by the use of an accent in the text, and wasn’t quite sure what to make of it, but the position in a doctor’s office and his interest in a celebrity caught my attention.
2. Setting – 1
a. The setting, while consistent in the place, which is most often the doctor’s office, is not always consistently described. At the beginning we don’t get a lot of information about where/when they are. We get the minimal amount of description about his office: there’s a couch, chairs, coffee table, and a desk. But that I about all we are given.
3. Voice – 1
a. The author’s voice comes through fairly regularly in this piece. I can tell that they have a distinct voice and it comes through stronger in some places than it does in others. However, I would like to see it even more distinctive …show more content…
The hook for this story captured my interest immediately. It was mysterious enough to make me want to quit reading, but clear enough that I understood what was happening.
2. Setting – 1
a. The setting is somewhat drawn out, but is no consistent throughout the entire piece. While the MC is often disoriented, the setting at times gets lost behind the dialog.
3. Voice – 1
a. The author’s style is there, but it gets lost at times. There are moments towards the end of the piece where the author’s style seems to disappear from where it was more prominent at the beginning. The first paragraph had a clear voice, but the rest seemed to get lost in dialog.
4. Motivation – 1
a. The MC’s behavior is fairly clear – she doesn’t want to be controlled in this way or be forced to be someone she isn’t. However, it doesn’t really explain why she is so different from others – why she isn’t happy about this experience and what has turned her against her gods in the first place. It falls into the pacing of the story; the author doesn’t give himself enough space to develop his MC fully.
5. Conflict –
1. Hook – 1
a. The hook was interesting. I was a bit thrown off by the use of an accent in the text, and wasn’t quite sure what to make of it, but the position in a doctor’s office and his interest in a celebrity caught my attention.
2. Setting – 1
a. The setting, while consistent in the place, which is most often the doctor’s office, is not always consistently described. At the beginning we don’t get a lot of information about where/when they are. We get the minimal amount of description about his office: there’s a couch, chairs, coffee table, and a desk. But that I about all we are given.
3. Voice – 1
a. The author’s voice comes through fairly regularly in this piece. I can tell that they have a distinct voice and it comes through stronger in some places than it does in others. However, I would like to see it even more distinctive …show more content…
The hook for this story captured my interest immediately. It was mysterious enough to make me want to quit reading, but clear enough that I understood what was happening.
2. Setting – 1
a. The setting is somewhat drawn out, but is no consistent throughout the entire piece. While the MC is often disoriented, the setting at times gets lost behind the dialog.
3. Voice – 1
a. The author’s style is there, but it gets lost at times. There are moments towards the end of the piece where the author’s style seems to disappear from where it was more prominent at the beginning. The first paragraph had a clear voice, but the rest seemed to get lost in dialog.
4. Motivation – 1
a. The MC’s behavior is fairly clear – she doesn’t want to be controlled in this way or be forced to be someone she isn’t. However, it doesn’t really explain why she is so different from others – why she isn’t happy about this experience and what has turned her against her gods in the first place. It falls into the pacing of the story; the author doesn’t give himself enough space to develop his MC fully.
5. Conflict –