In passage A from Maiden Voyage Denton Welch relates the story of a young boy who while visiting an unfamiliar country finds himself in a terrifying predicament. By using descriptions of the setting and characters told from the boy’s point of view, along with various writing techniques Welch draws the reader into the world and mind of the boy so that they are experiencing the same resentment, curiosity, and panic.
One way in which the author achieves this effect is through his descriptions of things like the “moth-eaten balls” and “old tennis racket” which tell the reader that the house is not equipped to entertain a young boy. There’s also the reference of the popular trees the boy associates with the orderliness from which he is trying to escape. From his point of view they might as well be prison bars preventing him from exploring the unknown of the Chinese city waiting for him on the outside, somewhat like the attitude of Mr. Butler who warns him about going out on his own. Unfortunately the boy resents these restrictions on hi
with the boy who is feeling so lost and scared. These connections are made between the
Denton Welch is a very effective writer when it comes to drawing a reader into a story so that they feel as if they’re part of the action instead of and outsider looking in. One cannot help but be repulsed by the mere thought of the severed head or sympathize
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