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Learning that Magnus dies is a very important and unique plot device that Riordan uses. The lighthearted style of writing makes the tone feel humorous, but the idea of an agonizing death builds suspense. By learning that he dies, the reader questions how and why Magnus dies. The reader also wonders how he is writing to the reader if he really is dead. Not many writers write from the perspective of a dead character. Since death is the end of life, it is normally the end of a story. No so in "The Sword of Summer." In fact, Magnus' death sets the story up, explaining how he was accepted into Valhalla and so forth.
Because of the current commas, it would be considered pacing
He says cooking a meal from scratch in the outdoors gives him a feeling of satisfaction. So I’d say it would be D.
The parties have nothing to do with Gatsby himself. He doesn't care if he attends and usually can't be found. The parties are a statement. They are a way in which he can stage events that will get his name bandied about, all in the pretense of having one woman hear his name. The attention he desires is Daisy's alone. The parties, if she hears of them (he knows that eventually she will), are meant to convey to her that he is now financially worthy, that he can afford the opulence and society she is accustomed to. He wants her to know he's there....... wild, expensive parties given on a regular basis will generally do the trick.
Taking into consideration that a plot complication is when a further detail is revealed regarding the conflict. Said detail can be directly related to the conflict or simply be an inconvenience representing further difficulty to solving the central conflict. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, act 2, lines 419–431, Mary is defending herself from John Proctor's threat to whip her by her argument on how she saved Elizabeth's life (Proctor's wife) by being present in Salem on that day. The fact that Elizabeth has been accused is a complication because it shows a new detail about the central conflict of the play. If the main conflict is revealing the fake nature of the witch trials, the complication revealed here is that Abigail is the one accusing Elizabeth (considered an honorable woman)<span> to take her place as Proctor's wife (lines 490-499). </span>
