Virgil's Daughter Intrigue

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I think this piece is well written. By telling the story out of order, it daughter's sort of intrigue that wouldn't be as prominent if the story was told in a more straight forward fashion. Similarly, the organization of the piece was good as well. The story starts with one conversation about the murder with the killer, before moving onto a witness statement to establish partly what happened to the reader. We are then introduced to the victim as well as the motive through the death of Virgil's daughter. Finally, we are able to see the actual murder and get the final part of the confession that began the story. While I did have a hard time understanding the first few paragraphs on my first read through, it isn't an actual problem for

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