Prologue In William Butler's Tale

A prologue is a scene taken directly from the book, only to make us keep reading. A prologue reveals important facts that give us understanding of the plot. The prologue set up the story to create suspense. Also to make the readers want to read it more. Butler used such device for the audience to get a clue of how the book is going to be. She used it to summarize the backstory of the book quickly and carefully. Dana stating “I lost an arm on my last trip home” on the first sentence of the prologue tells the readers that this story will be emotional and full of