Comparing Characterization in Alias Grace, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Characterization in Alias dramatize, Their eyeball Were Watching God, and Fools Crow Alias Grace by Margaret A twainod is a apologue where the main character Grace is a sort of mystery character. In the end she is at peace, but there are sedate many questions about her left unanswered. Because Atwoods style of writing is informative, yet unclear at the same time, the audience is left to put the pieces of the puzzle that is Grace unitedly themselves. This leaves the reader guessing about her character. Two other works that contrast the delineation of Grace Atwood uses in Alias Grace are Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and Fools Crow in Fools Crow by James Welch. The characterization the authors use in these three novels determines how well the reader leave behind get to know the main characters in terms of emotion. Characterization is one of the main components of writing a novel. Most of the time in a novel the attributes of the main character are well known. By the time youve finished the novel, you feel as if you know all that there is to know about that person. In the case of Alias Grace, Atwood leaves more to questions about Graces character than are answered. It seems as if the more you learn about her life, the more of a mystery she becomes. It is the readers job to divvy up what is known about Grace and piece her together the best she can. In a review of the book, David Wiley states, What unfolds is that no one will ever know Grace (Wiley 3). Her personality is never totally revealed, and the reader is left wondering who she is. One character, Dr. Jordan never finds out anything new about her personality than any of the other doctors who evaluated her originally did. She t... ...statement The characterization the authors use in these three novels determines how well the readers will get to know the main characters in terms of emotion. I. Characterization of Grace A. What role characterization plays B. How wel l the reader gets to know Grace II. Characterization of Janie A. Hurstons development of Janie B. What the reader learns about Janie III. Contrast of Janie and Grace A. What makes the two characters different B. Contrasting views on whap and marriage IV. Characterization of Fools Crow A. Transformation made by his character B. How his character is developed V. Contrast of Fools Crow and Grace A. Difference in the two characters emotions B. Reaction (emotionally) to different situations