Showing posts with label literary genre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literary genre. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 May 2015

‘Authors make use of a variety of techniques to shape memorable characters’ - by Jennifer Small



In ‘Brooklyn’ by Colm Tóibín, ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald (TGG), and ‘How Many Miles to Babylon?’ by Jennifer Johnston (Miles) each author cleverly uses an array of techniques to mould unforgettable characters.  In my opinion, the most effective techniques used in these texts are the narrator, conflict, setting and resolution.  Each of these literary devices contributes to the creation of thought-provoking characters that leave lasting impressions.