![]() ![]() ![]() Alfred and Enid bayed their names at her and extended hands to shake, driving her back into the apartment, where Enid began to pepper her with questions in which Chip, as he followed with the luggage, could hear subtexts and agendas.”įranzen’s ability to character build is tight. “In the tone of a person being friendly to large animals, she said ‘Hi’ to Alfred and ‘Hi,’ separately, to Enid. Look at the following dialogue involving Chip and Enid: The writer skillfully sets scenes while pushing the story forward. ![]() Through the bead-curtain of water coming off the marquee, Chip saw Julia’s cab brake for a yellow light.”įrom cover to cover, readers are immersed in a world that’s not real, yet believed. “Big raindrops beating on the sidewalk raised a fresh, cold mist of pure humidity. ![]() Later, rain and wetness are used to describe a different idea: It was raining so hard in Manhattan that water was streaming down facades and frothing at the mouths of sewers.” Meanwhile, the surrounding scene-building narrative sets the reader up for the emotional rollercoaster that is coming. For example, when a rain-slick street is being described, “The only colors on the road this morning were the smeared reds of brake lights,” the protagonist is struggling with life issues. Franzen uses clear, witty descriptions that can potentially distract an inattentive reader from the story’s plot. ![]()
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