Question

Which excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." is the best example of fast-paced narration?

1. The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. Through the mirror, I took a look at the street.
2. "Very good," I answered, turning my attention now to the brush. The man closed his eyes wearily and awaited the cool caress of the lather.
3. Meanwhile he was taking off his cartridge-studded belt with the pistol holster suspended from it. He put it on a hook in the wardrobe and hung his cap above it.
4. He leaned back in the chair when he saw the brush in my hand, full of lather. I had not yet put the sheet on him.

Which one of the numbers above is the correct answer?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:
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1) "The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. Through the mirror, I took a look at the street."
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Answer 2

Answer: The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. Through the mirror, I took a look at the street.

The pace of a narrative is the speed at which a story is told. It depends on the length of the events and how fast the action moves. In a fast-paced narration, the reader is provided with information more quickly.

In this case, excerpt 2 tells us the details of how the man waited for the lather. In excerpt 3, we find out how the man slowly got ready to sit down. Excerpt 4 details how the man moved the chair. They are all slow descrrptions. On the other hand, excerpt 1 tells us that the man is in a hurry, that the lather was drying and that the narrator looked out the window, all in a short space of time.