5th November 2012
"Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray," this gives the reader the impression that the mood in the book is the aftermath of a major event on a global scale - by the way the description of the weather being more surreal.This gives the reader a clear indication of the genre of the book being based on horror and the battle to survive.
As an opening to the book, we are introduced to a father and son who seem to be in major peril; but for an unknown reason as they seem uncapable to leave the cart alone, as it contains their belongings. They feel compelled to place the cart "Where it could not be seen," which acts as an insight to the potential perils they may face.
We are able to know its a post modern novel by the monotone and monosylabic being of the journey and the opening.
Due to the open state of the introduction, we are unable to tell in great detail where the story is heading and what will happen later in the story; the only clue we are given to where the story will most likely be going South in the country to avoid the cold weather.
In my opinion, the tension increases right from the start of the book, with the mention of the creature within the cave being able to "See its heart beating", with the "Dying groans" adding to the atmosphere of the book; giving the effect of a horror story or a thriller genre.
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