Tomorrow: We will discuss the close analysis of Faulkner vs. McCarthy and discuss our lists of 5 essential stylistic elements in McCarthyesque writing. The five elements you list should definitely be employed in your own McCarthyesque hero quest. After TWISTing both passages, I came up with the following list (in no particular order):
1. Third-person POV
2. "He" or "she" to describe characters; no proper names, no other pronouns.
3. "Loose" sentences. Sequenced, ordered (but not necessarily well connected) sentences.
4. Punctuation: the period, period.
5. Imagery. Showing, not telling. For example: "Four Forty-Three" and "A cool wind."
After reviewing style, we will discuss blue book prep, and you will have some time to prep in class.
Friday: Blue Book Exam, ATPH; also, final hero quest, and all pieces listed on gold assignment sheet, are due.
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