Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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How does your book open, and why is it engaging?
Mrs
Nov 06, 2018 08:01PM
'A Chronicle of a Death Foretold' opens with the sentences "On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at give-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on.
Straight away, the author reveals the main event of the novel. This may intrigue the reader as to why he has done this. It is clear the the event itself will not be the focus of the novel, but more the events leading up to it, and how people acted about it.
The use of the pronoun 'they' also creates a mystery. It is vague, and the reader will wonder exactly who killed them, what their motivation was, or even just how many people are involved. They could be two people, or a whole crowd.
Straight away, the author reveals the main event of the novel. This may intrigue the reader as to why he has done this. It is clear the the event itself will not be the focus of the novel, but more the events leading up to it, and how people acted about it.
The use of the pronoun 'they' also creates a mystery. It is vague, and the reader will wonder exactly who killed them, what their motivation was, or even just how many people are involved. They could be two people, or a whole crowd.
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The book opens with the plot of the story which foreshadows the fact that the person named "Santiago Nasar" would be killed. The title is sort of ironic as it implies that the story would be told as a chronicle (linearity of events) but it begins with the ending being revealed. This creates excitement for the readers.
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