... sweetness] must come from one of the gardens. Which one? I can never trace it. And what is it?" This gives us a strong idea of what the main character is like, before we are even aware of the setting or plot of the novel. The extended sentence length contrasted with short fragmented sentences creates a feeling of run on thought, of an internal struggle to organise his feelings that we are able to plainly see. This confliction is emphasised by the questions he puts to himself that seem rhetorical, yet he attempts to answer. "I feel... what? A restlessness." There are many themes touched upon within the opening chapter of Spies, some of the most provident being the issues of memory, and of the complex feelings that are generated whilst growing up. Both of these topics can create great psychological or emotional turmoil that may not be as easily expressed through ...

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