1. The Hotel New Hampshire
Irving uses an interesting writing technique to introduce tragic events: he states the event matter-of-factly and the reader hardly wants to believe what he or she is seeing. ... Frank and John can feel the foreshadowing of the coming events (the revolutionists' bomb, Freud saving the opera house from the bomb, and the father's loss of sight) but they have no way of knowing what is to happen. ...
- Word Count: 801
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School