Question

compare the pace of the middle and end of the story. how is the pace different? why do you think the author chose to change the pace in different parts of the text? write three or four sentences to explain your answer. middle: confound the hour he entered my shop! i am a revolutionary but not a murderer. and it would be so easy to kill him. he deserves it. or does he? no! no one deserves the sacrifice others make in becoming assassins. what is to be gained by it? nothing. others and still others keep coming, and the first kill the second, and then these kill the next, and so on until everything becomes a sea of blood. i could cut his throat, so, swish, swish! he would not even have time to moan, and with his eyes shut he would not even see the shine of the razor or the gleam in my eye. -\lather and nothing else,\ hernando tellez

Explanation:

The middle of the story has a slower pace with internal dialogue and detailed thoughts. The end is faster, with a focus on action. The author changes the pace to build tension in the middle (showing the barber's moral dilemma) and resolve it quickly at the end (the barber's decision not to kill).

Answer:

The middle has a slower pace (internal conflict), end is faster (action). Author uses pace to build tension (middle) and resolve it (end).