Language and Imagery in

Select a passage from ‘The Child In Time’ by Ian McEwan. Discuss the Language and imagery of the passage. Comment on how this episode fits in with the novel (up to P.26) For this essay, I will be discussing the language and imagery of the passage from The Child In Time by Ian McEwan, which I a have chosen. I will also comment on how I feel this particular passage that I have selected, fits …

…Ian McEwan effectively creates the scene, for which The Child In Time is based upon, in the opening passage that I selected to use for this essay. The sophisticated language that McEwan employs throughout the novel is used effectively in descriptive sections to build up imagery and atmosphere in a great way. It also sets the tone and mood of the rest of the novel, which I looked upon with anticipation after reading this passage.