Look in detail at the extract. 

How does the writer use language here to describe NAME_1’ experience?

You could include the writer’s choice of: 
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms. 	


Extract: NAME_1’s heart jumped into his throat; his hands started to sweat. What did they want him for? Things
just kept getting worse and worse. He forced himself to walk forward, trying to seem innocent without
acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent. Oh, calm it, he told himself. You
haven’t done anything wrong. But he had a strange feeling that maybe he had without realizing it.
The boys lining the path to NAME_2 and the girl glared at him as he walked past, as if he were responsible
for the entire mess of the Maze and the Glade and the Grievers. NAME_1 refused to make eye contact with
any of them, afraid of looking guilty.
He approached NAME_2 and NAME_3, who both knelt beside the girl. NAME_1, not wanting to meet their
stares, concentrated on the girl; despite her paleness, she was really pretty. More than pretty. Beautiful.
Silky hair, flawless skin, perfect lips, long legs. It made him sick to think that way about a dead girl, but
he couldn’t look away. Won’t be that way for long , he thought with a queasy twist in his stomach. She’ll
start rotting soon. He was surprised at having such a morbid thought.
“You know this girl, shank?” NAME_3 asked, sounding ticked off.
NAME_1 was shocked by the question. “Know her? Of course I don’t know her. I don’t know anyone.
Except for you guys.”
“That’s not …,” NAME_3 began, then stopped with a frustrated sigh. “I meant does she look familiar at all?
Any kind of feelin’ you’ve seen her before?”
“No. Nothing.” NAME_1 shifted, looked down at his feet, then back at the girl.
NAME_3’s forehead creased. “You’re sure?” He looked like he didn’t believe a word NAME_1 said,
seemed almost angry.
What could he possibly think I have to do with this? NAME_1 thought. He met NAME_3’s glare evenly and
answered the only way he knew how. “Yes. Why?”
“NAME_4 it,” NAME_3 muttered, looking back down at the girl. “Can’t be a coincidence. Two days, two
Greenies, one alive, one dead.”
Then NAME_3’s words started to make sense and panic flared in NAME_1. “You don’t think I …” He
couldn’t even finish the sentence.
“Slim it, Greenie,” NAME_2 said. “We’re not sayin’ you bloody killed the girl.”
NAME_1’s mind was spinning. He was sure he’d never seen her before—but then the slightest hint of
doubt crept into his mind. “I swear she doesn’t look familiar at all,” he said anyway. He’ Your response should contain less than 150 words.
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