" Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him. With his inky fingers and his bitten nails, his manner cynical and nervous, anybody could tell he didn't belong - belong to the early summer sun, the cool Whitsun wind off the sea, the holiday crowd. "
And can you possibly answer these questions for me please..
a) what's hale? is this a person?
b) what's Whitsun..
c) please suggest the genre and give reasons for your answer
Thanks!!
~ New York City babe xx
2007-10-08 04:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Hale's a man.
Whitsun = White Sun, a British holiday (Pentecost in America).
A thriller, crime story: in just a few words, you guess Hale will be murdered, his manner and looks pointing out his nervousness, as if knowing something that will certainly get him killed.
2007-10-08 05:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gandalf the Grey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hale is a man. It's his last name most likely.
Whitsun is short for Whitsunday, in the US usually called Pentecost, the Christian celebration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on Christ's disciples 7 weeks after Easter, in early Summer. Therefore a "Whitsun wind" would be a warm wind, as the "holiday crowd" is coming to Brighton, a sea resort town in England.
It sounds to me like a "Mystery" genre. The paragraph suggests that Hale is trying to hide among the "holiday crowd" but he doesn't look like a tourist, and he is worried. This paragraph sets us up for the idea that Hale may be murdered.
2007-10-08 12:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hale is a person
Whitsun is a English religious holiday (March Break)
Murder Mystery?
2007-10-08 11:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe crime or mystery ?? Hope I Could Help
2007-10-08 11:47:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋