Narrative openings by Sasha Johnson

Narrative openings by Sasha Johnson https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au In quotation marks " ... " include your favourite narrative opening and the author who wrote it. Then explain why, specifically, you liked it. en-us 2018-02-28 21:09:12 UTC 2022-03-15 23:34:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Shreya https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096861410 "Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet." - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

It's such a mysterious way to open up a story. The writer saying 'they don't know this yet' makes me want to know who "they" are. "They" could be anyone. Also, who is Lydia and why is she dead? Personally, if I were to open a book and read a start like that, I'd want to keep on reading.]]> 2022-03-15 22:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096861410 Miss Johnson jn23 https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096863556 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'"
—The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I like this narrative beginning because it contains a really thoughtful piece of advice which makes you think, and I think really rings true. It's something that we could all be reminded of from time to time. This is also one of my favourite books, so I recognised it straight away.]]> 2022-03-15 22:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096863556 Mattisin & Mischa https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096867028 "Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; i cant be sure".

This book started off in a strange way, taking about how she wasnt sure when her mothers death was, she was unsure of what happend to her mother. The starting of the book was very intriguing, wanting to know what happend with her mothers passing - we kept reading cause we were hooked in.]]> 2022-03-15 22:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096867028 Opening Sentence - Risha https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096868348 _{"It was a pleasure to burn."}_{— Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury}_{I liked this opening sentence because it hooked me in. The writer is saying "it was a pleasure to burn" meaning it was in the past tense. So it had already happened and I predict that the writer would go on and tell us more about it. I was confused on why he enjoyed being burnt and that's what hooked me in at first.}
]]> 2022-03-15 22:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096868348 Lhysette https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096870811 ^{"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'"}
_—_{The Great Gatsby}_{by F. Scott Fitzgerald}^{The opening of the story talks about how the narrator considers his father to be wise and respects him. It makes me think that the narrator certain life events that have challenged his thinking and perspective. I really like this piece of narrative opening because of how good the author uses a piece of evidence. I also like how this piece of lessons his family taught him that everyone should know, now I'm really keen on reading this just because of the advice his father gave him.}
]]> 2022-03-15 22:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096870811 Karsten https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096871702 "It was a pleasure to burn."

—Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

I chose this one because of how the author started the story with this phrase. I like it because of how it was said, "It was a pleasure to burn" can mean a lot of things from different perspectives. from my perspective i suppose that the character was enjoying pain like he was used to it. ]]> 2022-03-15 22:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096871702 Nolan 2108077 https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872055 "The War In Zagreb Began Over A Pack Of Cigarettes"

- Sara Nović - Girl At War

I like this start because it straight away tells you it's a war, it hooks you up instantly. It tells you what the whole story was about. How something small can escalate into something big. What I think is happening is a conflict that unintentionally grew.]]> 2022-03-15 23:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872055 Daniel- "Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure." —The Stranger by Albert Camus 190457 https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872529 I like this because it's not telling you what's exactly going on but you can tell what it is or something interesting is going on like how the main character could be crazy from this event and wants revenge or he could be in a tough spot because of this. so I like these kinds of openings in books they give you an idea of what's going on or some kind of twist. and this was the only one that I kinda liked that was on there.]]> 2022-03-15 23:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872529 Evelyn https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872816 "I was born in the city of Bombay...once upon a time. No, that won't do, there's no getting away from the date: I was born in Doctor Narlikar's Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947. The time matters, too."

—Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

I really like this because it starts off getting straight into the good parts like saying where and when he was born and Saying that this story isn't good enough for a starting like "Once upon a time". He also leaves us with like mysterious way buy say the time he was born was an important part of his story.

]]> 2022-03-15 23:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096872816 wraith https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096875883 —Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
"It was a pleasure to burn."

I am a pyromaniac]]> 2022-03-15 23:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096875883 Jesse https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096879248 "'You've no choice. Look back.'"
—The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy

I liked this quote because it makes me wonder what they are doing and what they should look back to. It makes me feel like they are going to do something bad and a friend or a relative is trying to get them to come back and not do that bad thing they're going to do.

]]> 2022-03-15 23:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096879248 Carl Joseph https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096900556 "The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed."

I like the start of this sentence because it tells you what's happening. It tells you where are they and what they're doing. It makes you wonder what's going to happen. Why the man running away from the gunslinger. ]]> 2022-03-15 23:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jn23/caww8y1oj1au/wish/2096900556