I thought a short story was an appropriate genre for my writing as in it I could describe characters, a particular setting, a series of events and my character could make a realisation about war. A short story also allowed me to focus on one particular event and in it I could convey a realistic account of the gruesomeness of a gas attack. I thought people interested in history, who enjoyed short stories rather than long and people who had served in the military would enjoy my writing. replicate In order to create a genuine short story transformation, I deconstructed a short story to identify the …show more content…
I began my writing by creating the title ‘The End’ because my narrative was about a soldier’s agonising death. I also thought the title would evoke readers’ curiosity enticing them to read further. My beginning paragraph introduces readers to the setting of a ‘treacherous, swampy terrain" and also introduced my characters, this was evidentially demonstrated when “Dwayne screamed in distress” urging “Angus [to] run, [because] there are bombs falling everywhere”. My description of the setting was purposefully chosen to enhance the visual aspect