If you wish to establish a strong identity for a story's narrator, which of these would make the best opening sentence of the story?

a. The sun shone hard into my eyes that morning.

b. When we left at 8

a. m., we had no idea what was going to happen.

c. It was morning when the other men and I began our fateful journey.

d. Though I've fought hard to forget that day, those events will always remain lodged in my mind.

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Amirah Arnold

English

28 March, 23:43

If you wish to establish a strong identity for a story's narrator, which of these would make the best opening sentence of the story?

a. The sun shone hard into my eyes that morning.

b. When we left at 8

a. m., we had no idea what was going to happen.

c. It was morning when the other men and I began our fateful journey.

d. Though I've fought hard to forget that day, those events will always remain lodged in my mind.

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Matthew Munoz · Answer 1

D is the most likely answer to me personally, because it gives the reader the idea that something happened but doesn't explain anything so the reader is left wanting to know more. The other options are "normal" or bland and don't hook the reader into the story.