In this excerpt, highlight where a shift in structure takes place.
Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. It is a strange movie with no plot and no beginning. . . . CUT TO: STEVE pulling blanket over his head as screen goes dark.
—Monster,
Walter Dean Myers
In this excerpt, what do you conclude about Steve from the information written in first person and written from the camera’s perspective?
Steve is watching a strange movie.
Steve is hiding under the blankets.
Steve is in a movie where he walked in late.
Steve cannot believe that what is happening is real