Annunciation begins
with a story about a girl at church that turns into a nightmare about a girl in
a church. The transition from story about church to a story about rape is very
subtle and well built to. It isn’t this sudden change but a slow progression. When
the pastor first comes into the room he does have a very kind tone to him and
we think that this is going to be a 7th heaven moment, where she
tells him her fears and he helps her. Then his words sound creepy, but could be
argued as otherwise. Then he sets his words to actions and it all comes
together.
I would have like to know more about the narrator. Who she
is? What is this church? What’s her history with it? And maybe an explanation
on what is going on. Is this something all Christians do because I’ve only seen
this on TV. Similarly I would like to see what is going on in her mind during
the rape. We get a very visual image of what is happening without it being
graphic or grotesque, but we never see what is going on inside her head. This
will give a better idea about who she is and ultimately make her a much fuller
and more sympathetic character.
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