A little of everything..

STRUCTURE.

Page 229, lines 6-18.

Is there anything about the sentence structures that encuragess a certain knd of reading?

During lines 6 and 10 there is no punctuation which encourages the reader to read fast. McCarthy has done this to create the vision of panic, uncertainty and how dangerous them being there is. However, during lines 15 and 18 the pace slows down, due to full stops being used, therefore the reader assumes that they are out of danger.

Is there anything about the vocabulary choice - length of words or sounds of words, or use of alliteration that emerges rom reading aloud?

The majority of the words are monosyllabic, which therefore creates the pace to be very fastm, which therefore increases the tension of the extract.

Does the tone of the extract remind you of other kinds of texts?

Yes, the extract reminds me of a survival guide, as they do not go into great detail, just how to get the job done easily and fast, which is what is being shown to be happening in this extract.



TIMING.

'in the leaden evening' (page 216)
'But it's getting dark' (page 218)
'Three nights later' (page 27)
'He sorted out cans for their supper' (page 278)

All of these quotes show the night time in the novel, the majority of timing which is set in the novel is when it is dark. This is due to McCarthy wanting to create the image of danger and uncertainty. This is enforced as when it is dark it is hard to see what is going on, you do not know what is there and you do not know where you are. Therefore increasing the tension in the already incredible tense novel.

LENGTH OF THE NOVEL.
'In those first years' (page 28)
This quote clarifies the length of the novel, and due to the quote being so close to the beginning of the novel it shows that the novel is stretched out to a very large period of time, however we are unaware of how long that is.

SEASONS IN THE NOVEL.
'pipes of ice stood out of the frozen mud' (page 293)
This is a quote which explains how cold the road is at that point, therefore exaggerating the point that is made about how dangerour it is and how close to death they are.