Explain the Impact of the Opening of Brighton Rock with Close Analysis of Text.
Explain the impact of the opening of Brighton rock with close analysis of text.
The opening of Brighton Rock instantly gets the reader to wonder about the unknown and what is happening within the scene. The opening sentence grips the reader by almost revealing the whole possible point of the story. 'Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him.' The possible main event has appeared in the first sentence, and the reader can already sense that a bad turn is going to happen.
Throughout the opening, the fact that Hale is doing a job around Brighton becomes clear to the reader. 'For he had to stick closely to a programme:' This sentence opener explains he has a carefully planned out day. The paragraph following this shows Hale's busy schedule of the day ahead. Although, this leads the reader to question why Hale would be going ahead with the day, knowing that, leading back to the opening sentence he knows he is going to be murdered. However, it is not completely clear to the reader why this is at this stage in the story. The sentence, 'In his pocket he had a packet of cards to distribute in hidden places along his route; those who found them would receive 10 shillings from the messenger, but the big prize was reserved for whoever challenged Hale in the proper form of words and with a copy of the messenger in his hand:' This sentence acknowledges that a certain type of game may be taken place, and because of this there may be a contrast between death and the prize. On the other hand, this may lead the reader to suspect that Hale may think the situation he is in is fatalistic, and may feel it's his fate to be murdered on this day, therefore in order for this to happen needs to go ahead with the day.
As soon as the first sentence is read, the setting of the story, Brighton, is informed to the reader. It immediately becomes clear that the setting contrasts with Hale's mood. Brighton is known to be a happy, holiday
The opening of Brighton Rock instantly gets the reader to wonder about the unknown and what is happening within the scene. The opening sentence grips the reader by almost revealing the whole possible point of the story. 'Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours that they meant to murder him.' The possible main event has appeared in the first sentence, and the reader can already sense that a bad turn is going to happen.
Throughout the opening, the fact that Hale is doing a job around Brighton becomes clear to the reader. 'For he had to stick closely to a programme:' This sentence opener explains he has a carefully planned out day. The paragraph following this shows Hale's busy schedule of the day ahead. Although, this leads the reader to question why Hale would be going ahead with the day, knowing that, leading back to the opening sentence he knows he is going to be murdered. However, it is not completely clear to the reader why this is at this stage in the story. The sentence, 'In his pocket he had a packet of cards to distribute in hidden places along his route; those who found them would receive 10 shillings from the messenger, but the big prize was reserved for whoever challenged Hale in the proper form of words and with a copy of the messenger in his hand:' This sentence acknowledges that a certain type of game may be taken place, and because of this there may be a contrast between death and the prize. On the other hand, this may lead the reader to suspect that Hale may think the situation he is in is fatalistic, and may feel it's his fate to be murdered on this day, therefore in order for this to happen needs to go ahead with the day.
As soon as the first sentence is read, the setting of the story, Brighton, is informed to the reader. It immediately becomes clear that the setting contrasts with Hale's mood. Brighton is known to be a happy, holiday