what is one effect that an in medias res opening is meant to have on the
reader?

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What is one effect that an in medias res opening is meant to have on the reader?

A.The reader is meant to guess about the nature of the conflict.

B.The reader is meant to question deeply held notions about setting and point of view.

C.The reader is meant to pick up on the theme of the story.

D.The reader is meant to immediately worry how the story will turn out for the main character.

D. The reader is meant to immediately worry how the story will turn out for the main character.

Explanation:

In medias res is a Latin expression that means “in the midst of things,” and it means starting a story from the middle instead of the beginning. Readers are therefore immediately compelled to find some answers about the preceding action as well as the following results. The purpose of this literary device is to create suspense.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

learning how to embrace the effects of colonialism is one of the central ideas of the play.