Literary Analysis: Part 2

Characterization

1. The author uses direct characterization in describing the point that Edna uses her independence. She does this by stating she felt independent and by Edna moving away from her family and living on her own. Another example of direct characterization is towards the end the book when Edna finally admits her love to Robert. An example of indirect characterization is the describing of Edna's feelings towards both her husband and Robert in the beginning of the novel. She never admits to Robert that she even likes him in the beginning or to her husband whether or not she's mad or unhappy with him. I think the author uses both direct and indirect to make it interesting to figure out by expression or actions how the character feels or wants instead of just telling you how they feel or who they are. It gives you your own sense of guessing the characters personalities.

2. The author's diction changes slightly when speaking as Madam Adele it becomes more formal. Also Robert tends to speak french at times so occasionally it has french lines.

3. The protagonist, Edna, is a dynamic character in this novel. She starts off as a respectful women who doesn't really know her true self. Later throughout the book though she learns how to love things and experience life happily. In the end she's not just living life to settle, but to be happy and do what she really wants.

4. After reading this book I felt like I'd met another person because I became so into the story. It makes you realize that you need to live life without regrets and the way the author told the story made me feel like I was in the scenes experiencing the same things. For example when she first learns how to swim, but when she comes out her husband wasn't supportive of her. This scene allowed me to relate to her because sometimes you have friends like that and the picture created by the author really put me in the scene with her. She definitely felt real to me.