Can Someone Please Tell Me Where I Am?
W hen I was reading a book the other day, I came to a chapter that began something like this: “Your hair looks different today,” Matt said. “No, it’s the same as it’s been for a long time,” lead said. “Maybe it’s something else,” he said. “So how’s that trouble you were telling me about the other day?” Lead and Matt spend several paragraphs discussing the main problem of the book. I’ve changed the character names and the dialog to protect the author and shorten the passage, but it was essentially what I wrote above. But before I go any farther, let me ask you a question. What is missing? It may be difficult for you to answer, since you don’t have the benefit of having read the rest of the book, but go ahead and make a guess. You don’t have to tell me if you are wrong. Having read the book, I had already met these characters. The lead I met on page one and Matt I met in a later chapter. But Matt is not a main character. I had forgotten about this guy, so when he is reintroduced into th...