Frankenstein- 8

"Pardon this gush of sorrow; these ineffectual words are but a slight tribute to the unexampled worth of Henry, but they soothe my heart, overflowing with the anguish which his remembrance creates." pg. 114

The quote above serves multiple purposes. First, it foreshadows the death of Henry. Secondly, it reinforces the personality of Henry through indirect characterization. We are reminded of Henry's good nature, and what his friendship meant to Victor. Victor doesn't bond with many people, so to see him remorse the death of Henry implies how deeply he cared for him. It also serves to remind the reader that Victor is portraying this story to Robert Walton. To me, it seems that each death has a greater effect on Henry. It's as if his guilt is just piling up and he's continually filled with anguish. I could not imagine living with the guilt and remorse Victor must cope with on a daily basis.

Theme 1- Miss Brill

"Why does she come here at all--who wants her?" pg. 186

Through this indirect characterization, we see that Miss Brill is a very lonely woman. She spends her days people watching and imagining far-fetched situations as realities. She thought that her life was part of some huge play. This clearly shows that she has issues. She personifies her fur by talking to it as if it were a human. She also thinks she hears it cry when she puts it away. I think that the cry represents her loneliness. Its as if she is imagining this to be someone desperately pleeing to be with her. I found it strange that she didn't seem to let the harsh word of the young couple phase her. Considering she had no one, I would think those words would have some impact on her. I wonder if she has something wrong with her or if she is just lonely.

Figurative Language 2- The Joy of Cooking

"I have prepared my sister's tongue." line 1

The first time I read through Elaine Magarrell's, "The Joy of Cooking," I was completely disgusted! But all grotesque details aside, I saw the speaker was indirectly characterizing her siblings.The tone that was implemented was very negative and condescending. The brother and sister seem to have opposite personalities with the same core issue. Neither of them can properly communicate with others. The sister often says too much, and some of what she says causes issue. I determined this from the line, "I have prepared my sister's tongue, scrubbed and skinned it." This implies that the speaker is attempting to change the way her sister speaks. The way in which her tongue is prepared simulates a punishment. It is "trimmed and gristle" and topped with spices. To me, this seems to be torturous like a punishment. The brother on the other hand seems to have no emotion. "[His] heart, which is firm and rather dry," expresses a guarded, emotionless soul. The way it is prepared seems to try to be evoking a reaction. "An apple-onion stuffing" and "sour sauce" are attempts to stimulate the brother's heart. The end of this poem seems to reflect an inevitable lack of change. The speaker sees that no matter how they are prepared, their personalities will never change.

Brave New World 1

"A troop of newly arrived students, very young, pink and callow, followed nervously, rather abjectly, at the Director's heels." pg. 4

First of all, I think that this book is really strange and hard to follow. So, I think I'll start of with something I know, (or think I know): Indirect characterization. The author, Aldous Huxley, portrays the director in an intimidating and controlling manner. By the way the students nervously responded to him and viciously wrote down every word he said, I concluded that the director was a rather frightening man. The director's characterization showed he is a figure of authority.This authority is definitely needed in this place of such intellectually and technologically advanced processes. I think that the director was indirectly characterized to separate him from the humans that are being mass produced, who were directly characterized. These humans are developed with little individuality, making them almost robotic. By characterizing the director in a different way, the author is distinguishing a difference between the true humans and mass produced humans.