Can you give more examples of the best first lines in novels?

2024-11-15 23:12

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2024-11-16 03:20

The opening line of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, 'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.' This line gives a sense of the narrator's voice, a kind of cynical and non - conformist voice that is central to the whole novel.

2024-11-16 01:51

Sure. In 'Moby - Dick' by Herman Melville, 'Call me Ishmael.' This simple yet powerful line draws the reader into the story, making them curious about who Ishmael is and what his story will be. It's a very direct way to start a novel that goes on to be an epic adventure on the high seas.

Can you give more examples of the best opening lines to novels?

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2024-11-17 13:18

Another good one is 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' from Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'. This line not only gives an insight into the society of the time where marriage was a big deal for financial and social reasons but also makes the reader interested in seeing how this idea will play out in the story.

Can you give more examples of famous first lines from novels?

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2024-11-23 09:23

Sure. 'All children, except one, grow up.' is the first line from J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'. It immediately sets a sense of mystery around the one child who doesn't grow up.

Can you give examples of the best first lines in science fiction novels?

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2024-11-11 23:00

Sure. For example, in H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds', 'No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own.' This first line creates a sense of mystery and foreboding. It makes the reader wonder who these 'intelligences' are and what they are up to, while also setting the time period which adds historical context.

Can you give more examples of the best opening lines of fiction?

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2024-11-23 15:49

The opening of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.' This line creates a sense of reflection and mystery. We wonder what the advice was and why it has stayed with the narrator for so long. It also gives a bit of a personal touch to the story from the very beginning.

Can you give more examples of the best opening lines in a novel?

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2024-11-09 14:47

Another example is from 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.' This opening makes the reader curious about what that advice was. It also gives an impression of the narrator reflecting on his past, which is central to the story of Jay Gatsby and the narrator's relationship with him. The line has a certain elegance and a touch of mystery.

Can you give examples of the worst first lines in novels?

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2024-10-27 13:05

Sure. 'It was a time.' is a really bad first line. It's so vague that it doesn't give the reader any idea of when this 'time' is, what kind of era, or what might be significant about it. It just leaves the reader feeling lost from the very start.

Can you give more examples of the best opening lines from a novel?

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2024-11-07 11:03

Sure. The opening of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."' This line gives us an insight into the narrator's character and sets up the themes of class and judgment.

Can you give some examples of first lines of cyberpunk novels?

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2024-11-14 03:26

Sure. 'The city was alive with a thousand lights, none of them natural, and Johnny Mnemonic walked through it like a ghost.' This line sets a mood of a very artificial and somewhat otherworldly city. It also introduces a character in a rather mysterious way, making the reader want to know more about Johnny Mnemonic.

Can you give examples of great first lines in classic novels?

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2024-10-28 23:40

A classic example is from 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy: 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' This line sets a philosophical tone and makes the reader anticipate stories of different families, both happy and unhappy, which is a central theme in the novel.

Can you give more examples of famous beginning lines of novels?

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2024-11-16 05:23

Sure. 'Call me Ishmael.' from Herman Melville's 'Moby - Dick'. This simple yet powerful line invites the reader into the story as if Ishmael is directly addressing them, and it starts the long and epic journey of the whaling adventure.