Explain how you have been surprised by what you are reading. (One Came Home) 2-26-15

Prompt:  Explain how you have been surprised by what you are reading.

Date:  2-26-15

Commented on:  Jared A., Mia C., Joseph G.

          By reading this book, I've become more and more surprised.  Especially as I've grown closer to the end.  Similar to other books I've read, this one seems to build up the plot and leave the reader with many questions, then resolve everything in the end.  All at once in a very important few pages.  Of course, I'm not going to tell you everything that happened, as to prevent a spoiler, but I'm going to do my best to explain.

          A good author can set the tone, or imply that something is true, or up for no debate, even if it might not be.  They can make the reader think how they want them to.  Once the author builds up evidence and makes this proposal, they can have everything unravel at the end and make sense.

          I know that might very well have been unclear, so I'm going to try to give a fictional example:

          I woke up one morning, to find that my cat was gone.  I wasn't too worried at the time, because he's run off for small periods of time before.  However, once it became noon, I was nervous.  A couple days ago, I had presumed he ran away, but I just couldn't accept it.  Then I got his tag or collar in the mail.  Attached was a letter saying, "We're sorry, we found this lying on the curb of the street."  By that point, I presumed him dead.  Later, I figured out that my cat had wandered into a nearby store, and the attendant had taken the collar off to examine who the owner was.  The attendant had to go back to his job though, so he set it down outside while he went to work.  A police man picked up the collar, and sent it in the mail.  My cat was then found, wandering nearby the store and returned to me.

          By creating that story, I hoped I made it a little clear on how the author might make something seem different than it really is, and then fit all the pieces together for the reader at the end.

(Please leave comments if you're unsure about my interpretation)