Part Four- Introduction by Report
In this method a character is introduced through the eyes of another character. Think of how Nick Carraway in the Great Gatsby describes Gatsby or William Faulkner’s unnamed first person narrator introduces Miss Emily in his story “A Rose for Emily” as shown in the following:
In this method a character is introduced through the eyes of another character. Think of how Nick Carraway in the Great Gatsby describes Gatsby or William Faulkner’s unnamed first person narrator introduces Miss Emily in his story “A Rose for Emily” as shown in the following:
When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old man-servant—a combined gardener and cook—had seen in at least ten years. (, p. 119)
This is followed by other paragraphs in which characters describe Miss Emily’s history, her standoffish behaviour and her physical appearance.
Now write your version of character introduction using this method.
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I first met Blacklock at the Battle of Judges Creek in the spring of 112. He wore a wolf skin headdress, the upper jaw’s teeth jutted out above his brow. He commanded in the front, galloping his white war-horse back and forth within the enemy quincunx. A wolf on horseback.
Because he lived simply and was fervently loyal to the Republic, his men believed he was the reincarnation of Lucius Cincinnatus.
That day our forces would have triumphed if it hadn’t been for Blacklock’s wile and bravery when he kept his right flank from collapsing by smashing his cavalry into the breach and single handedly spearing King Richardson; just as Achilles did to Hector at Troy.
Now conquered we fight under him. Today we taste our salt sweat under the oppressive heat of an August sun and stand resolute on the ridge overlooking the sere Plain of Hepworth facing the army of the Oligarchs. And once again he is at the front weaving between the teeth of the quincunx, inciting us to valour and to defend the Republic to the last man.
The battle trumpets have sounded and we advance.
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