Literacy Techniques/Kite Runner

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writing techniques

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tone

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the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene,

depressed, etc.

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mood

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a mood or atmosphere is the feeling that a literary work conveys to

readers. Mood is created through the use of plot, character, the author’s

descriptions, etc.

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theme

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The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. A theme may be stated or implied. Themes may be major or minor. A major theme is an idea the author returns to time and again. It becomes one of the most important ideas in the story. Minor themes are ideas that may appear from time to time.

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themeIt is important to recognise the difference between the theme of a literary work and the subject of a literary work. The subject is the topic on which an author has chosen to write. However, the theme makes some statement about or expresses some opinion on that topic.

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Ways to identify themes1. Themes are expressed and emphasised by the way the author makes us feel.

2. Themes are presented in thoughts and conversations. Look for thoughts that are repeated throughout the story.

3. Themes are suggested through the characters. The main character usually illustrates the most important theme of the story. e.g. what does the main character learn in the course of the story?

4. The actions or events in the story are used to suggest theme. One thing authors think about is what an action will "say". In other words, how will the action express an idea or theme?

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• Betrayal

• Choices

• Class Distinctions

• Coming of age

• Competition

• Courage

• Cowardice

• Cruelty

• Cultural differences

• Ethnic tensions

• Evil

• Fathers and sons

• Forgiveness

• Fear

• Freedom

• Friendship

• Goodness

• Guilt

• Happiness

• Healing

• Honour

• Immigrant experience

• Immigrant experience and the American Dream

• Injustice

• Living up to parents’ expectations

• Love

• Loyalty

• Lying

• Politics

• Power

• Redemption

• Religion

• Salvation

• Search for Identity

• Truth

• Wealth

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foreshadowing

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An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Not all foreshadowing is obvious. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.

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Foreshadowing frequently serves two purposes.

It builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event that is being foreshadowed.

Foreshadowing is also a means of making a narrative more believable by partially preparing the reader for events which are to follow.

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Characters

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They have good and bad qualities. Their goals, ambitions and values change. A round character changes as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story.

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Protagonist

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The main character in the story

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Antagonist

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The character or force that opposes the protagonist.

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Foil

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A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist.

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Point of view

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First PersonThe narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.

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Third-Person Objective

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters.

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Third-Person Limited

The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.

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Omniscient

The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.

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