![]() I’ve mellowed a little more in my older years, but I still believe it’s possible to get a reasonable grasp on the theme of the story. Some people, like me, were a little more rigid, and believed that through a careful analysis of the text, it was possible to figure out the theme and the author’s intentions. Some people took a more subjective approach to interpretation, believing that it was impossible to know for sure what the author meant and that you can read whatever you wanted to in the story. I remember many classroom discussions in college where we all had our ideas of what the author was trying to say. Of all the different elements of fiction described here, I think theme is what students debate the most. You marshal your evidence by picking up on story elements. I don’t think we can know for certainty what the author is saying but we should be able to make a good argument. ![]() You will find writers who weave their themes into the story by the way they describe setting, and you have to pay attention there.ĭebate is good either way. I actually think Hemingway is easier to understand for that reason alone. He focused on dialogue and action to move the story along. That is to say, there was very little of it. I’ve always loved Ernest Hemingway for the way he treated setting and description. So you have to get used to how the author is making his point first and then figure out what he is saying. January 23, - What makes it challenging is that fiction books reflect different writing styles. The narrator is telling you everything he is thinking. However, with first person point of view, there’s almost a voyeuristic quality to it. I think it’s because we’ve become more psychoanalytical as a culture, wanting to delve into the character’s deepest, innermost thoughts. I’ve never understood why more fiction writers are choosing to write this way. It’s less subtle and it limits the narrator. January 24, - I notice that nowadays a lot of fiction is written from first person point of view. I didn’t tell my son he couldn’t read it, but I told him to think critically about what he is reading, including all the “bad” stuff that was in it. It was a mystery novel, and it was written so well I started reading it and couldn’t put it down. Realistic fiction characteristics are more raw and visceral, at least if this book is any indication. There was a lot of profanity and drugs and even some hints at sex in the book. January 24, - One day my son brought home a book of realistic fiction he was reading in school.
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