Touching the void

General notes:

• 2 monologues
• autobiographical
• relatively short paragraphs

Joe's account:

• 1st paragraph
  • in media res, mimickes fall as it would be sudden
  • simple first sentence
  • disjointed
  • action words
  • thought are in short sentences
• 2nd paragraph
  • first sentence juxtaposes the previous paragraph
  • complex sentence shows the pain is buidling
  • last sentence is like he is screaming
• 3rd paragraph
  • discrptive
  • long narrative sentences
  • objective feeling sentence
  • at the end the tenton drops.
• 4th paragaph
  • his thoughts are disjointed- elipsis
  • 1st sentence is a metaphor
• 5th paragraph
  • "my knee exploded" very dramatic and…