Matthew Brennan, a literary critic, distinguishes between Chekhov's conventional, sequential plot and Oates" circular plot, and identifies the third person point of view that's used in both versions. These different literary techniques demonstrate the change from the male protagonist (Chekhov) to the female protagonist (Oates) and affect the development of the conflict in the two stories. ...
Writing techniques can alter the tone of a story and the meaning. ... Suspense and ambiguity are useful literary writing styles. ... With these techniques present, the reader can understand more about the risks and troubles one went through to be free. ... These techniques were used well in Charles Johnson's story, "A Soldier for the Crown....
O"Connor is able, through various literary techniques such as irony and observation, to show a innocent child who has a fear of unknown consequences. ... The first person narrative technique that O"Connor uses represents a child's experience in seeing how little episodes are often magnified in our minds so that we feel more pressure over them. ...
Each novel teaching a political importance or pertaining the importance about the novel and its literary work. ... Employs a multiple narrator technique, it uses the varying voices and points of view of a number of characters to examine the life and character of Thomas Sutpen, a tragic figure who tries and fails to build a family dynasty in Yoknapatawpha County. ...
Charles Dickens applies a variety of techniques in the opening of his novel "Great Expectations" which allow us to gain a deeper understanding of the novel. ... Pip begins with a misunderstanding of how to pronounce his own name saying so "I called myself Pip" which highlights the idea of him making his identity, which is also highlighted by Bennett and Royle: "Great expectations explores one of the major themes of literary texts:the question 'Who am I?'...
