When reading a book or watching a movie, first impressions are KEY. It is so important for the first scene of a play, book, or a movie to grab its audience’s attention. Without the great first impression, the reader wouldn’t continue reading or watching. For example, when authors go to the future for their intro, it gives the reader something to look forward to.
A perfect example of this is The Catcher in the Rye (click here to see others!),. The first chapter told how he was in rehab, but it didn’t tell us how he got there; that was what the rest of the book did. Introductions are not meant to give away the entire story, but, in some cases, to hint what will happen in the future. This technique of having a great introduction is exactly what J.D Salinger did while writing The Catcher In The Rye. He was able to give just enough information to grasp onto the readers attention without giving away too much.
Introductions also should give themes. Just from reading the first few pages of The Catcher in the Rye, a major theme of the plot was identified. This theme was healing. He starts in a rehabilitation center, so clearly Holden, the main character, was making an attempt to heal. William Shakespeare has a strong, but different way of introducing his play, Macbeth. He also reveals major themes in the first act, but he does not exactly go to the future.
Shakespeare hints what will happen in the future when the three witches hailed to
Macbeth, but it does not start in the future. Instead, he had the three witches approach him and call him the name he has, as well as the two names he will soon be honored with.
Within the first minutes of Macbeth, it was clear that the theme (click here to see others!), would be something revolving around power. This is proven when the words of the Three Witches got to Macbeths head and he started to consider killing King Dunkin to gain this power. Macbeth doesn’t even know who the witches are, or how they came up with their prediction, but still, he is obviously now power hungry; my prediction is that throughout the book, he will hurt people he cares for and maintain and gain all the power he could possibly consume.
3 comments:
You make a great point when you explain why an introduction is so important in literature. The examples are there, and the pictures on your website allow the reader to get to know you.
I thought the links are very appropriate and that it was written very well. You did a great job
I agree with Callie that the first few minutes of a book are key. I agree with nicole too that the links are appropriate and that she did a good job. She could have also talked about a movie too in order to make it more interesting. Congratulations on your nice blog.
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