PROSE
This prose has been extracted from the novel “The other side of the bridge.” This book was published in 2006 and was written by Mary Lawson. The prose shows a typical conversation about two teenagers who are in a relationship, trying to take some important career-oriented decisions. The author has tried to bring into light a very common situation faced by many teenagers around this age with detailed description of the feelings and action (“He began aligning the fries in a neat little row on the side of the plate, prodding them this way and that until they were level along the bottom.”).
This prose is surrounded around the main characters Cathy and Ian sitting in the restaurant. Author shows that Cathy is a typical teenage girl who likes to talk to her boyfriend appreciating their relationship along with hopes and dreams for the future- “When we’re older, we’ll look back on this place and realize it was beautiful.” This shows that she is very optimistic. The use of word “beautiful” creates the mood as well as an image for the girl. The use of this word by the author shows that Cathy adores the present and will continue to do that in the future and wants Ian to do the same. She creates an atmosphere of pleasure and content by speaking what she really feels. While Cathy looks at the bigger picture Ian refers to “this place” as merely the restaurant and does not the see the importance of them being there. Author suddenly breaks away from a smooth and sensitive tone to a question – “Harper’s?” Ian is introduced to us as a boy who is having hard time in catching up with his girl friends expectations due to lack of interest in conversation topic. However, Cathy doesn’t lose her patience, she tries to show her intense conviction by replying “earnestly” that they’ll eventually remember the restaurant as well. She continues to express her feelings about this relationship and gets carried away being extremely romantic (“right down to the holes in the cushions”)....