Epigraphs are like little appetizers to the great entrée of a story. They illuminate important aspects of the story, and they get us headed in the right direction.
A Note From Georgia:
Hello, American-type chums! (Perhaps you say "Howdy" in America—I don't know—but then I'm not really sure where Tibet is either, or my lipstick.)
I'm writing this special message to you from my bedroom in England. Here is my nub and thrust—apparently American people are not English. This means you might always understand what I am going on about in this book. Well, join the club, I say. How do you think I feel? I am me and I don't know what I'm going on about half the time. However, for your benefit I've put a glossary at the back of the book that will explain(ish) things. Things like "nuddypants" and "tosser."
I hope you like my diary and don't hold it against me that my great-great-great-grandparents colonized you. (Not just the two of them, obviously…)—Georgia
Not your typical inspirational quote, right? Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging was originally published in the United Kingdom and Georgia's just giving us a heads-up that some of the stuff she says might be a bit confusing because she speaks British English instead of American English. We also get a taste of Georgia's personality here, setting us up for the humor and casualness she brings to the rest of the text.