Outside Reading

The book I am currently reading outside of class is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. A supposedly creepy, suspense novel. So far the book seems a little bit boring, but I am not very far into the story yet. It is hard to get into right now, because it is moving a little slow, and the author is still introducing many of the characters and their personalities.

Though I am not very far along in Rebecca, it is obvious to me that the dominant literary element is imagery. Almost every page in the book is full of descriptive terms that fill my mind with a well painted picture. I suppose the author uses imagery as a main literary element, because it keeps you more interested if you're able to picture things well, and I think it helps you understand certain things much better than if the author used different elements.

So far in this book, I see the tone as Somber or maybe even Nostalgic. The author used terms and words that make you think of melancholy things. Also, the characters seem to be in off - strange moods and their behaviors change constantly. Overall, I'm not sure what the exact tone is yet.