“We define our identity always in dialogue”, by Charles Taylor. Dialogue helps the reader understand the character’s more deeply, how and why they act the way they do. In the short stories, Two Kinds by Amy Tan and “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, the characters personalities and backgrounds are expressed using dialogue.
In the short story, Two Kinds, the author used dialogue to develop character’s feelings toward one another. “Play note right, but doesn't sound good!” my mother complained, “No singing sound”. From the improper use of grammar, the dialogue suggests that her mother is not from America and English is not her first language. This notably develops the character’s background and where she's from. “Those who
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“You ain't one of them bad boys looking for my treasure is you?”, said Lemon Brown. Since the use of his language sounds improper you can infer that Lemon Brown has not been educated. That is one way the author conveys characters background information. “I had to leave school when I was 13,” his father had said, “that's a year younger then you are now. If I’d had half the chances that you have, I’d…..” This proves his father wants what is best for his son so he can get the education he never did. This is proven through the dialogue as Greg's father talks about the chances he never had. “You mean you ain't never heard of Sweet Lemon Brown?” This implies that he has a background of being very successful or famous. This is shown through the dialogue as he is surprised Greg doesn't know his name. In conclusion the author Walter Dean Myers in the short story, The Treasure of Lemon Brown, characters identities are shown through dialogue.
In conclusion Two Kinds and The Treasure of Lemon Brown, the authors develop and express characters through dialogue. But authors focus on showing details of character’s pasts through the dialogue. As you can see the authors of these short stories strive to develop complex character’s through the stylistic technique of