COLWRIT 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Del Taco
10 May 2016
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The screaming and yelling reached new heights that night, but i still cannot recall what it was about. Fear was kicking me in the stomach, telling me to get the hell of there before it got worse, but i ignored my intuition. My eyes followed the hawaiian tribals on his arms as he landed the rst blow. All i could see were bright ashes of light, followed by the harsh pain of. He hit me in the face twice and once in the ribs until i could not stand on my fee anymore. I collapsed to my knees, gasping for air, hot tears running down my face, mind acing at full speed. This excerpt is powerful because the events are unexpected. En medias res brings setting into focus very quickly and puts the reader in the narrator"s shoes, causing physical and literal disorientation.
