Tademy, Lalita. Cane River. New York: Warner Books, 2001. Cane River is a familial saga that tells the story of the author's ancestors. The story begins in 1834 with story of Suzette, the author's great-great grandmother. She is a slave living in the Cane River area of Louisiana. Tademy te...
I. Characters * MAIN CHARACTERS Wang Lung Wang Lung is a simple, hardworking Chinese farmer. He is the main character or central figure in the story of "The Good Earth". Most of the story is told through his eyes. Wang is warm, believable, and sympathetic. But as a human, he also has his flaws. ...
In every short story the element of narrative structure is extremely significant, no more so then in "The Altar of the Family" by Michael Wilding and "A Blow, A Kiss" by Tim Winton. Both author's use of exposition, character development and climaxes are pivotal in the development of narrative struc...
