Characterisation and Setting
Literature in English · JC 2 · Mastering Unseen Prose · 2.º Período

Characterisation and Setting

This topic delves into the techniques writers use to construct complex characters and evocative settings. Students will explore how setting often mirrors or contrasts with a character's internal state.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSEAB H1 Literature AO2: Understand the ways in which writers’ choices of form, structure and language shape meanings.SEAB H1 Literature AO3: Produce informed, independent opinions and judgements on literary texts.

About This Topic

This topic delves into the techniques writers use to construct complex characters and evocative settings. Students will explore how setting often mirrors or contrasts with a character's internal state.

Key Questions

  1. How is character revealed through dialogue and action?
  2. In what ways does the physical setting function as a character itself?
  3. How do writers use pathetic fallacy to enhance mood?

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