Irvine Welsh- Trainspotting - The First Day Of The Edinburgh Festival

Original Passage: "An auld boot gies us the evil eye as ah pass her oan the wey doon the bus. No doubt ah'm ****** boggin n look a real mess. It doesane bother us. Nothing exists in ma life except masel and Michael Forrester and the sickening distance between us: a distance being steadily reduced by this bus."

Notable Elements/ Style:

• Written in an accent for exaggeration
• Personal account, first person

Context:

• Anxious, making their way towards something they want

Imitation Passage: "Ahm si'n down n ah can't keep my fee from dancin roun n my knees from shakin, only three more weeks n tha days are shrinkin already. June forf is commin on quick n aftr tha, aftr tha is all home free. Nah more papers nah more wurk, jus fresh air n lovely people."