characterisation ยง
- Appearance
- Behaviours or actions
- Dialogue (speech)
- internal monologue
- relationships & interactions with others
- Through his [technique] and [technique] the protagonist is constructed as.
mood ยง
- atmosphere or feeling developed in text
- avoid using terms โpositiveโ and โnegativeโ, be more precise.
value ยง
- 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 โThe Fire Never Diesโ the manโs 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 ยง
- attitudes are our deep-seated feelings towards certain issues or subjects
- you may express attitudes: โthe 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 ยง
- 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], seeingโฆ
- Text 1 represents an adventurerโs critical perspective towards food, influenced by his travels and his variety of experiences.