Marco raced through the airport, weaving in and out of the crowd. He had to reach Gate 72 before the passengers boarded and the plane took off for the other side of the world, leaving him all alone in the world. As Marco narrowly missed knocking down an elderly couple moving slowly and meticulously towards their gate, Marco wondered how he had let his situation come to this. in a well-developed paragraph, identify what technique the author uses to begin the story in the above excerpt. Explain why the author would choose to begin the story in this manner. What effect does it have on the reader?

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anonymous · Answer

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karrie631 · Answer

The author would write it like this for suspense. It gets the readers to wonder where he's going, will he make it, why he is going across the world. It leaves the reader with so many questions about what will happen next that they will want to read on.

karrie631 · Answer

Yet again every story is a mystery? For example we need to look at the little details that will help us figure it out.

anonymous · Answer

Not sure

anonymous · Answer

Induces curiosity as to how Marco got into his current predicament, which breeds interest and encourages the reader to continue reading