Anecdote
- page 13: "I first became aware of his lady's attitude toward him one night after the three of us had dined together....."
This is an anecdote of Jake's said to the reader. Jake is telling us how he observed Frances and Cohn's relationship. He tells when he came to the conclusion he has about it. By telling us this story, he gives us a better understanding of the two. Anecdotes are used like this in most stories. It gives insight to the readers about why characters are the way they are. The reader is able to grasp the full understanding of who a person is and how the narrator, especially in first person point of view, feels towards that person. Also, it gives us an emotional feeling towards the people in the story. You can feel sorry for Cohn or hate towards Frances. Either way, anecdotes draw us in as readers to the story. It is no longer just a book you are reading. Rather, it is a new life you have emerged in. I think that anecdotes give a book a special touch that we can start to relate to the characters in the story.
make sure you don't spend the majority of the bog entry defining the term. There's really no need to define the term. you should focus on how this specific example of the term in use effects the work.
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