characterisation

  • Appearance
  • Behaviours or actions
  • Dialogue (speech)
  • internal monologue
  • relationships & interactions with others
  • Through his [technique] and [technique] the protagonist is constructed as.

mood

  • atmosphere or feeling developed in text
  • avoid using terms โ€œpositiveโ€ and โ€œnegativeโ€, be more precise.

value

  • principles, ideals or standards that one sees as being important.
  • value can typically be summed up in one or two word - e.g. values of equality, justice & compassion.
    • In โ€œThe Fire Never Diesโ€ the manโ€™s Hedonistic values of living in the moment and taking pleasure and savouring small things, such as food, is highlighted.
      • Also shows his values for vitality.
      • Valuing the sensory aspect of the human condition.

attitude

  • attitudes are our deep-seated feelings towards certain issues or subjects
  • you may express attitudes: โ€œthe text represents a [feeling] attitude towards [subject]โ€
    • Text 1 (The Fire Never Dies) represents a critical towards English Food, condemning the lack of flavour by associating it with ghouls and death.

perspective

  • not same as attitude
  • position from which things may be viewed. influenced by context
  • the text presents a [context] perspective on [subject], [outline opinion] or The text presents the perspective of [context], seeingโ€ฆ
    • Text 1 represents an adventurerโ€™s critical perspective towards food, influenced by his travels and his variety of experiences.