I would have to say that the answer to this question
depends a lot on what you are actually trying to say. What is the point that you are
trying to argue? It seems you have started off the wrong way round - you appear to be
taking a summary of the story and then looking at how to include it in your essay. This
is a great way to ensure that you get low marks. What you need to do is work out your
thesis statement on this piece and then your points that go towards proving it. Then,
when you have done this, you can back up your thesis statements and your points by
referring to specific quotes that support your points. Then, lastly, you can comment on
those quotes, making it absolutely crystal clear how they support your
points.
For example:
In "The
Sniper", the author uses suspense as a key tool to maintain reader interest and convey
the life-and-death struggle of the rooftop battle that is progressing. For example, note
how the sudden shot from the opposing sniper is used to heighten the tension and
suspense as we wait desperately to find out what will happen to the
sniper:
Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out
and the sniper dropped his rifle with the curse... He stopped to pick the rifle up. He
couldn't lift it. His forearm was
dead.
Note how the word
"Suddenly" quickens the pace as the author describes the shot, and also note the detail
given about the wound the sniper has received and the fact he is unable to use his
rifle. We are left wondering, just like the sniper, how on earth he is going to escape
this new threat alive.
Hopefully you can identify a
structure above - I call it point, proof and deduction, but you can use your topic
paragraph structure too. Good luck!
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