Comparing The Lady With The Dog And How To Date A Browngirl

The theme of the story to me represents a glimpse of the American dating culture. It is how young men perceive women in general. The narrator starts off talking about getting his mother to say yes to him staying at home, then begins to tell us his steps on how to get a girl. Diaz gives him the confidence and When Diaz mentions “… a whole crowd will show up at your apartment… it will be fun anyway and you 'll wish these people would come over more often” (Diaz 20) clearly states his motives. If he does not get a physical connection with his date, in the end is all about getting the girl. Diaz focuses a little too much on the physical part of the relationship rather than the emotional part. His advice follows the same thought process. The narrator is filled with arrogance and confidence, yet sounds as if he lacks familiarity within the dating world while he goes on to speak about the different stereotypes he has about women. His language relates more to a younger audience, and you can tell by reading the context clues of when he says “the girl won 't flow over at all and the next day in school she 'll say sorry” (Diaz 22). He speaks in a tone that implies not to be taken literally. I had to read the story multiple times to get a deeper meaning of what the narrator was trying to convey. This story follows common cliques about women.

A good story is about something the reader finds interesting or can relate to. As readers, we learn about a character through what they do, what others say about them and through what they say or think of themselves. The way characters’ mannerism and physical appearance are described also tells the reader more about them. Characters are created by the author to portray a specific purpose, the choices, thoughts and actions of characters all contribute to the story’s theme. The reader most commonly relate to a specific character in a story, thus plays characterisation a very important role in storytelling. Therefore, are the narrative point of view, genre and style of critical importance, that the reader understands and interprets the characters

While analyzing a piece of writing the reader should look at many literary elements and literary devices, the two literary devices that will be used to analyzed Macbeth by William Shakespeare are theme and characterization. The theme of a story is what the author is trying to convey in a piece of writing. Characterization is the way an author reveals personality traits of a character. There are two types of characterization; direct and indirect. Direct characterization is when an author specifically tells the read personality traits of a character in the text.

Characterization is defined as the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing (dictionary.com). Characters come in all forms and are main ones are normally very rounded and given three dimensional traits which highlight who they are in a way the reader can relate to. Authors characterize the people in their stories to allow the reader to become more attached and familiarize with their actions, thoughts, and feelings. In the short story “Two Kinds” derived from the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the characters Jing-mei Woo and her mother are characterized through the use of personal circumstances, qualities, and round personalities.

What is characterization: Characterization is the method by which the author shows the personality of a character. Characterization is presented in two ways, both directly and indirectly. This presentation will go over “How direct and indirect characterization is presented in Poe’s Stories

The story is written in first person so it is difficult to create an objective image of the protagonist; reader knows about the woman and her surroundings only from her point of view. In other words, characters’ personality traits are shown with the aid of the indirect characterization. But the combination of this method with the

Diaz shows the reader on how to act on a date but also teaches the opposite. He instructs men on how to date by meeting the parents first by taking her out to eat to a nice Dominican Restaurant. He demonstrates how to treat a lady on the date. But the opposite side that Diaz is trying to portray is trying to get the lady to come to his place to get what he wants all along which happens to be sex. He takes the lady to nice places just so he can get sex in

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. In the short story ,“Passing” by Langston Hughes, the protagonist’s personality is described through an indirect self characterization. In fact, the author never directly tells the reader how to regard the protagonist but reveals his personality, step by step, through the long letter that he writes to his mother. In this letter Jack, the protagonist of the short story, recalls his past, describes the life he lives and his plan for the future explaining the reasons, which have led him, an extremely light-skinned coloured young man, to deny his identity and to reject his family in order to pass for a white man.

Characterization is the development and presentation of the personality of a character, usually through actions, speech, reputation, appearance, and the author’s attitude toward this person. Readers see characterization in Louise Erdrich’s novel Tracks, mostly, with the character Pauline. Throughout the Erdrich’s novel Tracks all the characters lose their families, grow up and change, the most notable change seen in the novel is the one seen with Pauline. Readers will watch Pauline struggle through difficult stages in her life that alters her mental health and her perspective of things. Pauline’s character develops throughout Tracks as she deals with jealousy, shuns her Indian heritage and goes through a religious transformation.

Dummies Guide on Unrealistic Expectations When the short story “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie ” is read briefly, at first it’s noticed that the tone is set in second person. This can be noticed as words like “you’ve” and “your” are used instead of “I” and “me”. Diaz uses these to address the main character as to accomplish the feeling as if the reader is taking part in learning from the main character. This makes it easier to follow as you can place yourself in the story to help yourself try to understand the motive of the main character. The story and it’s bizarre title has much more meaning and serves a purpose in relating to the main character.

Because of this, it can be concluded that the use of different points of view cannot only communicate character’s perspectives, but also the perspective of the

Characterization is an essential element in a short story; it reveals the personality of a character. The characterization process can be done in 7 different ways; through a physical description of the character, through thoughts and how other characters think about them, through dialogue, actions, character’s name and through direct statement. The short stories “Thank You Ma’am” and “The Scarlet Ibis” carry different types of characterization. The first story “Thank You Ma’am” is about a boy who tries to steal a woman’s purse and fails. The woman known as Mrs. Jones drags the boy with to her house. The boy passes on two opportunities to escape and to steal her pocketbook book to earn her trust. The woman then gives him a bite to eat and

Characters aid in the relay of stories, because they communicate values, morals, and situations that are difficult to talk about or catapult the audience into a world of fantasy. Their ability to capture the attention of the audience is essential to a good tale. Therefore, a reader must be able to feel the environment as surely as if they were actually in it. This is where the six types of characters set the tone for the story.

Every composition of literature is told from a certain point of view. Point of view as a craft element in writing explores the perspective from which the story is told; the narrator’s attitude or way of considering a matter. Through point of view we as readers are able to be immersed in one’s opinions, thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and more. There are four forms of point of view discussed in our text Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief: first-person, second-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient. First-person point of view is when the narrator is telling their side of the story, using “I” and “we.” Second-person point of view forces the reader to become a character in the story by using “you.” Third-person limited point of view can enter the mind of one character while still telling all sides of a story. Third-person omniscient point of view allows the narrator to enter the mind of any given character.

Fundamentally, both the third person objective and third person omniscient have the ability to describe the actions and outward appearances of characters either known or unknown to the protagonist. In the story of Miss Brill, the readers are presented an imagery of an everyday Sunday morning through the description and focus of several different characters, from “the