The main character in People-Watching is a young fellow named Paul, who studies architecture at the University College London. Paul and the young …show more content…
One of the fundamental qualities of the construction is that it shifts between the story on the station and Paul's reflections, which seem like memories. Toward the start of the story Paul appears to be entirely bashful, and it appears to be hard for Kajsa and the reader to become acquainted with him: “Paul, who had scarcely talked other than to present himself” (p. 1 ll. 25-26). In any case, later on, we take in more about Paul's past. We get to know about His sister, who experienced numerous years’ of eating disorders. We don’t get all uncovered so far about his past immediately, which makes the reader inquisitive, and hungry after to continue perusing to hear more about the sister and her destiny. Many of the things that happen in the current time with Kajsa are always associated with Paul's memories in various ways. A case of this is the point at which the setting, Paddington station, interfaces the two unique storylines and is when Kaja ask Paul if he know station well. This makes him recall the time where he said farewell to his sister before she took off to Thailand. Another case of this association is when Kajsa writes parts of the discussions on her paper: “Call me, she’s written (. . .) when you’re safely home. Something similar was said to Turtle on the platform of the Heathrow Express(. . .) “Call us when you get there, love” Mum had said. “Let us know you’re all right.” But Turtle had not called.” (p. 4 ll. 105-110). This develops the tension. In the line that says: "Yet Turtle had not called" the reader gets an inclination that something awful happened to her. At long last, when Kajsa sees Paul's drawing of Turtle and asks him where she is, the fact of the matter is uncovered to the reader: "Ah, yet there is no response to that question. (. . .) Turtle returned in a zinc-lined casket." (p. 5 ll. 176-180). This affirms the reader's second thoughts, and it clarifies Paul's conduct all