Describe what the author does to "paint a picture" of the setting.
Aldous Huxley paints a picture of the setting almost as if it were a movie. He starts out on the exterior of the building by describing the color and size. He then moves into a smaller detail, the words over the door. The 'camera' now enters into the front doors and describes the ground floor. He also describes what is in the room by using temperature and light. He follows the path of the light to the shiny metal in the room. Now we are onto people. They are hunched over microscopes working. Then the camera pans to the director and we begin hearing dialogue. Huxley paints a picture by taking us on a walk from the outside of the building into the workroom. He does this by making us a part of the story. We are being taken on a tour, and then the action starts.
Love how you wrote this--a great descriptive paragraph for use in the future:)
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting that you describe his description this way. I only say that because I actually didn't pick up on a lot of the little details you included in this paragraph. I also didn't feel as if I was watching a movie, until you said it here. Now, it makes sense to think of it that way!
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