Milton is remarking on the successes and failures of his life, looking at how old he has become because he recently turned twenty three. This caused him to reflect on his life and think about his purpose and God's influence on his life path.
"<span>How soon hath Time the </span>suttle theef<span> of youth,</span>
<span>Stoln on his wing my three and twentieth yeer!"
These opening lines show that he feels time has been 'stolen' from him on the arrival of his 23rd year.
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In a Summer´s Reading by Bernard Malamud,George's daydreams tell us about him that he shares the expectaions of the American Dream.
He wants to be well-off , to get a job that would allow him to buy a house with porch in a green suburban area. This money would gain him people´s respect.
George avoids Mr.Cattanzara by crossing the street when he approaches Mr Cattanzara´s house. He feels despair because he is unable to keep his promise to read 100 books.
"George knew he looks passable on the outside, but he was crumbling apart." He feel this way because he has managed to earn people´s respect by making them believe he can read such a large number of books; however, he knows his lie is short-lived and will soon be discovered.
A plot that is incomplete so viewers/audience will want to see the next thing. I.e at the end of a chapter you are about to find out whether a character dies but you don’t know until the start of the next.
