Rationale
The main purpose of my creative task was to cause the reader to empathise and relate to the emotions of the main protagonist (Clère), as well as create an underlying theme of suspense and mystery. The narrative is set in the Palace of Versailles during the 18th century, and focuses upon the main character of Comtesse Clère Rosseau de Voclain as she struggles to exact justice for the murder of Tharasylle, her beloved sister.
The intended audience for this story is evidently teenagers/adults as the story includes several more mature themes of grief, murder and betrayal.
The principal themes in this narrative are centred around grief, betrayal and murder, although themes of suspense and mystery are also frequently recurring. Although I wrote this story in third person, the predominant focus of the narrative is Clère, with only her emotions and thoughts being communicated. I feel that the themes included in this story are significant, as they portray a story of loss and betrayal, as well as realistic examples of the historical French culture, and a realistic portrayal of possible events in this time period. Although there is minimal dialogue in the narrative, I frequently used imagery and described body language to convey what dialogue couldn't. The tone of the story is consistently sombre, as the story is designed to be emotional and suspenseful.
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Although imagery is subjective to genre, I felt the imagery included in scenes aided in the interpretation of the plot, emotion and connection of dialogue to action.
-Third-person perspective, although not specific to the crime genre aided the mystery and assisted transitions between scenes. It also allowed improved description of character appearance and