As I read the end of "installment 3" I instantly knew that it was blog material. The way that Dickens leads up to the cliffhanger of the installment is very amazing. "Such a scanty portion of light was admitted through these means, that it was difficult, on first coming in, to see anything;..." With this long sentence, Dickens puts the reader in a position where they are imagining a place in which they can't see at first but which is slowly becoming visible. Then, Dickens describes the disheveled man in the corner, "his back towards the door" . This Is the suspense that Dickens hopes to create, with the final words, "making shoes", he leaves the reader wanting to know who this figure is. Is it Lucy's father? The wrong person? In this way Dickens leaves the reader wanting to read more, giving the affect of delayed suspense.
James:
ReplyDeleteYou need to provide more context for the passage you're quoting. I wasn't even sure of what scene/example you were quoting until the end of your blog post. Also, spend more time analyzing the language and explaining HOW it is so interesting.
Lastly, get your blog posts done on time!