Character

To be honest, before reading this lesson I had already learned lots about character. But there were a few things that I thought were intersting, so I'm going to share those thoughts with you today. Presenting the character is one thing I never really thought about much. The author uses the word characterization, the technique of creating a sense of character. In the story "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay", Chabon uses a characterization that is 'invisible'. What he means by invisible is that the author doesn't tell us whether they are mean or nice, it's up to us to read and figure out or interpret the character.He lets the characters present their character by using words and actions and whatever else from the charaters. But the author also gives us visual clues to help make their character. For example their clothes, posture, facial expressions, physical size, age, etc... And from that we take our own personal experiences and thoughts and that adds to the making of that character we are reading about. I thought that was intersting. But one thing I didn't understand and question is that the author said, "Our fascination with stories is stongly rooted in our everyday desire to know people, to understand the motives that underlie action or to grasp the feelings that show in words and gestures." First of all, I didn't realize I had an everyday desire to know people. Of course sometimes I wonder what people are thinking, like right now! But I don't really desire it either. And secondly, I honestly don't see how that relates to my fascination with stories.