Read the excerpt from a story titled “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers.
The upper part of the figure before him was still in darkness. The lower half was in the dim rectangle of light that fell unevenly from the window. There were two feet, in cracked, dirty shoes from which rose legs that were wrapped in rags.
“Who are you?” Greg hardly recognized his own voice.
“I’m Lemon Brown,” came the answer. “Who’re you?”
“Greg Ridley.”
“What you doing here?” The figure shuffled forward again, and Greg took a small step backward.
“It’s raining,” Greg said.
This excerpt uses
dialogue and narration to introduce a new character.
dialogue to show that the events take place at night.
third-person point of view to reveal Greg’s thoughts.
third-person point of view to show how the characters feel.
