Question

How might the events of chapters 1 and 2 have been portrayed differently, had Johnson not chosen to structure the novel as a flashback to past events? What if he had chosen to write these chapters entirely in the present tense?

Answer 1

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Explanation: If Johnson had chosen not to write the structure of the novel in the first 2 chapters as a flash back to past events and rather started writing them in the present tense then we would have lost insight on how things got him in the place hes in at the moment. Flash backs give readers a better understanding of the character.