“Analyzing Stories –Guide to Writing” in Chapter 10 (455 and following.
List of Topics
An ethical or moral approach to a character's actions:
Do you believe the characters actions were ethical?
or
Do you believe the character's actions were ethical?
Note: Make sure you look up the definition of moral and of ethical before you begin.
A psychological approach to a character.
What motivated the character's actions?
or
Did the character change? How? Why?
An analysis of the lack of intimacy or “attachment” in a character or in the society of the novel.
Why did the members of society have a lack of intimacy or attachment to their spouses and/or children?
An analysis of the effects of the setting on an individual in the novel or on society as a whole.
How did government control affect the members of society?
or
How did the use of technology affect the members of society?
Sample Solution