ipl-logo

Examples Of Mood In The Contender

280 Words2 Pages
Mood In The Contender Robert Lipsyte creates an exciting and suspenseful mood in The Contender when Donatelli stops Alfred’s fight to send him downstairs, to get a mouthpiece. “Better go downstairs [...] it’s time you were fitted for that custom-made mouthpiece” (pg. 147) this is a really exciting moment because, not only does it mean Alfred is finally going to get his own mouthpiece, fitted to his mouth, but it also means Alfred is going to fight, a real fight! On page 108, I found that Robert did a bit of foreshadowing, leading up to this special moment by writing “When you’re ready for your first fight, I’ll make you a custom-fitted one” these couple of words stuck in Alfred’s head and pushed him even harder because until he can fight,
Open Document