Alan Bennet Diary: The Trek To Machu Picchu

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Alan Bennet Diary + The Trek to Machu Picchu
Plan:
Audience: fans of travel writing and Alan Bennet fans
Purpose: to express their experiences
Mode: one is a travelogue the other is a diary
Conventions: both written in past tense but text A begins in present.
Paragraph one: intelligent voice is created, Bennet refers to Oxford and the writer of text A is a student at Oxford.
Paragraph two: Anecdotal voice/ nostalgia, Bennet speaks about his childhood, reliving his youth by climbing five bar gate. Text B, trips with grandparents.
Paragraph three: dark tone in the diary, writes about death

Both texts are written to inform the reader what experiences they had on their journeys in life. Text A is a travelogue of Machu Picchu written for people interested in travel writing and possibly friends of the writer because the text is written by a student therefore could be distributed at their university. Text B is diary entry written for people who are interested in diaries and people who are fans of Bennet. Both of the texts have been written for publication and each writer has chosen portray themselves therefore a crafted voice is created. Text A adheres the conventions of travelogue as it written in a reflective tone for example, ‘’some of the tastiest food I had eaten in a while’’. However, the travelogue begins in present …show more content…

The entry into Abbey creates a sense of adventure and could be interpreted as Bennet’s way of trying to relive his youth and bringing back nostalgic memories. Bennet also refers to his experiences with his brother which he holds close to him. Likewise, text A is anecdotal because the writer reminisces about her trips on the train through India with their grandparents. This gives a glimpse to reader as to what the writer is like, this in turn establishes a relationship between reader and writer because of the personal details exposed by the

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