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Sky In The Open Boat

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In the first sentence of “The Open Boat,” it takes the reader off guard. “None of them knew the color of the sky.” That sentence draws the reader right into the story with questions. Everyone knows the color of the sky, what can be going on and who are these people that they are unsure of the color of the sky. Along with drawing the reader in to find out more, the first sentence braces the reader for uncertainty. The uncertainty of what is going to happen to the people on the ship, and with the sea as nature is so unpredictable. When reading the first sentence into the second it immediately sets up the scene and gives you some reason behind why they might not know the color. These two sentences “None of them knew the color of the sky. Their
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