What impression does Lawrence Durrell give of his journey to Greece? How does he create this impression in his writing?

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What impression does Lawrence Durrell give of his journey to Greece? How does he create this impression in his writing?

Lawrence Durrell's journey to Greece is seen as being a very exciting and adventurous experience. Every moment is pictured as being 'pure' and  'marvellous' during the first two paragraphs. In the last three paragraphs of this passage the mood changes and everything is seen as being opposite as once seen before.

The brilliant use on language used throughout this passage creates an exquisite image of the journey from Alexandria in Egypt, to Rhodes in Greece.

Lawrence Durrell who wrote this text is also the narrator. We can tell this by reading that the narrator uses the 1st person singular and 1st person plural. This means using words such as 'I' and 'we'. During the second paragraph the narrative voice changes to 'you' which shows that he is trying to get the reader involved it what is happening in the text. 'We' also shows us that the narrator's experiences at the beginning of the text are shared with the other people on the motor-launch.

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Beneficent uses of characterisation, personification, contrasts, comparisons, similes, metaphors and phonology are used in this passage to create a much more expropriating piece of writing.

From the passage we can tell that the narrator has a deep passion for Greece and that he is happy to leave Alexandria. We can tell this by the narrator using phrases such as, 'pure Mediterranean blueness' to describe himself heading towards Greece and the line, 'burst through the misty curtain of atmosphere the lies forever over Mareotis' fully describes the dull life that lives in Egypt. The narrator's character give us ...

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