Notes on Examination Day - Use of language
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... same too. This implies that the exam is indeed something extraordinary and not just the Jordan's paranoia. This helps build up the atmosphere in the waiting room. Another phrase that helps to do this is "A concealed loudspeaker crackled" because it makes the regime look all the more officious and something to get upset or curious about.
· When the attendant is "grey tunicked" then this language furthers the impression of the hostile environment and so the build up to the test becomes all the more immense. When the attendant's voice is described as "softly" then this is again, trying to lull Dickie into a false sense of security. This gives the reader that there is definitely an aspect of the exam to get worried about.
· When we learn that Dickie has a classification number, "... is 600-115." the atmosphere gets tenser as the exam becomes more officious, and instead of names, mere numbers are used. This ...
