... and menacing. A very crucial nature of the speaker is exposed in the second paragraph, his stubbornness, which later becomes quite a crucial factor in influencing him to continue on through the baron country side. It is this which keeps him going and pushing on. The crude, yet strong language used by the speaker only further illustrates this sinister atmosphere as he goes on to exclaim, "I began to feel imprisoned." Here, we can't help but feel the frustration that exists. "I took up the Moth-eaten balls and the old tennis racket." Not only are we aware as to how he is feeling at this stage, but we are now also given reason as to why he feels this way. The "moth-eaten balls" and the "old tennis racket" portray the inactivity which exists within this house, and his boredom is justified. "I hit the balls fiercely... I sat brooding on ...

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