Rachel Heinen Dr. Bolis ENGL 1301W 3 March 2023 Analytical Response #4 - Kindred In the novel Kindred, by Octavia Butler, there are many instances of direct and indirect characterization. Direct characterization involves the technique of directly telling the readers something about a character while indirect characterization involves showing the reader through actions and dialogue. An excellent example of direct characterization is how Butler directly tells the readers right away in the novel that Dana is African American.
The characterization of the characters come from how the author establishes how each character presents its knowledge about
An example of indirect characterization would include “...Know yourself. Love yourself. Be a good friend. Be a kind of hope and substance…” This doesn’t exactly tell you about Mim, but it explains what she aspires to be. She wants to be a wise young lady, which the author doesn’t come right out and say it, but he implies that those are her goals.
In the following paragraphs I will use the main points to present Hurst using indirect characterization in the story “The Scarlet Ibis” throughout 4 quotes and explanations. The thesis states, Hurst uses indirect characterization to teach readers that selfishness can have positive and negative outcomes. Positive outcomes can come from selfishness Brother teaches doodle to walk because he is embarrassed that doodle’s crippled.
Allusion Throughout Love Medicine Louise Erdrich used allusions to refer to different events that effected Native American culture and their life on the reservation. Vietnam, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and differrent laws surrounding the relocation of Natives were referenced in this piece. Erdrich used allusions to refer to childrens programs like Road Runner and Tarzan. She used Tarzan beating his chest to to convey the emotional prayer he was giving in the church and Howard Kashpaw’s evening televisions show to lead Lishpaw MOrrissey to some deep thoughts about life. However, the more prominate allusions were those that refered to the government deal to give the Native Americans back their land although their land wasnt the same as the one they got back.
Characters can be illustrated from many of their physical and emotional attributes. From tall to short, too smart and dumb, there is an endless amount that you can say or tell about a character. Giles Corey, a character in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller undertakes an action he later regrets. Since he is comedic, a fool, and a stubborn aged man, Giles will face the consequence for what he will later speak about his wife. Giles Corey has been a silly man who has been playing a comedic role throughout the play.
This makes the man very relatable right away. It is stated so plainly so the reader understands immediately. This is just one example of the many explicit details the
Despite being the protagonist, Anton is a static character and characterized as indifferent, impressionable, passive and
One example is how before the ghosts’ visits, Scrooge did not pay Bob enough money and it was difficult for Bob to provide for his family. After the ghosts’ visit Scrooge gives Bob a raise and changes his life. Another example is how Scrooge does not donate money to charity, and does not care about the charity. After the ghosts’ visit, Scrooge gives a great deal of money to charity. Scrooge and the Portly man are talking and Scrooge apologizes for being rude in the past.
An example of the author using indirect characterization is when Hassan is being attacked following the kite-fighting tournament, Amir doesn't take any action to help him because all he is thinking about is the kite, calling it, "my key
One quote used indirect characterization to give a moral charactistic of someone who was cast out of society. “Mr. Oakhurst did so it contained Mother Shipton’s rations untouched. Give ‘em to the child”,- pointing at piney. ”(Berte) Mother Shipton had a giving and kind character even though society deemed her sinful and immoral.
In The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides famously describes the devastating epidemic that hit Athens which killed nearly a third of the Athenian population, including the famous general Pericles. The History can be quite a useful source if one wish to know the hardships the Athenians faced when the disease ravaged Athens as it is essentially an eye-witness account since Thucydides himself was infected for a time. But as an objective medical record it would be best to look elsewhere since Thucydides’ terms regarding the epidemic are imprecise. Thucydides, surely being familiar with the Hippocratic theory, did not assume there was a divine cause but did not give a cause and effect for the illness.
Introduction Authors use characterization to give the reader better understanding of what the character is like. In "Lamb to the Slaughter" a series of Literary Devices are used to develop main characters and their feelings about each other. Roald Dahl in "Lamb to the Slaughter" uses conflict, imagery, and direct characterization to develop the love Mary has for her husband so that the reader understands how one thing can change a person but deep down they're still the same person. Paragraph 1 Dahl uses conflict to develop Mary's feelings for her husband.
Bringing in billions of dollars every year, promptly following illegal drugs, firearms, and human trafficking, animal poaching is the prohibited act of slaughtering, capturing, and trading animals. Due to the approximated tens of millions of animals being poached for their fur, shells, horns, etcetera, there is a rapid decline in population, causing a multitude of species to confront endangerment and possible extinction. Furthermore, some of the most at risk animals include, but are not limited to, sea turtles, elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, lemurs, and gorillas. This illicit trade is mainly generated by human avarice, the belief that some animal parts possess medicinal properties, and the lack of other livelihood opportunities. To place
For example, in the third paragraph, when the officers have almost finished their search and Poe writes, “They sat, and while I answered cheerily, they chatted of familiar things.” (Poe 24-26) In this quote the police officers seem to be relaxed and convinced of the narrator’s innocence. They talk to him of familiar and innocent topics probably not-at-all related to their investigation. This clearly is an example of indirect characterization because the fact that the cops are talking to a would-be suspect with complete relaxation shows the confident and calm character of the narrator.
