Lesson Journal - Speech, and start of The Kite Runner :)

In Thursday's lesson we looked at the different types of speech and dialogue included in a narrative, and their affects on the text. We studied direct speech, which is included in speech marks when someone is talking out loud, and also free speech; which could be used in a text written in the first person to express thoughts, or actually speech. We also discovered how attributing the speech to someone could slow the story down, whether if a conversation is happening and each bit of dialogue isn't attributed, it could reflect the fast pace of the conversation, e.g: in an argument.

We also explored the devices which Hosseini used to captivate and engage the reader in the first chapter to The Kite Runner. Seeing how he introduced the characters in such a dramatic and tense way was interesting, and it was also useful to relate to later on in the novel. We saw how the whole novel will be narrated to by and older Amir, giving his interpretation of his past. Looking at the technical ways which Hosseni has written the novel, through language and structure was also interesting.

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