When writing fictional stories authors often use a variety of writing strategies such as a theme, point of view of the narrator, and symbols to effectively communicate their personal ideas throughout their stories. These various techniques are believed to make writers work successful and without them, their stories would be incomplete. Without a main idea or underlying meaning of the literary work, also known as the theme, there would be no true meaning to a story (Dixson). A theme is the main purpose and is what makes a true story successful. In order to emphasis it, authors often use more than one writing strategy to help reveal it ("Literary Devices"). Authors frequently incorporate the use of a narrator’s point of view, along with symbols to emphasis their underlying messages. The narrator’s point of view allows a reader to see the story in a particular perspective, which often times expresses the main theme the author wants to get across. The objects that represent ideas or values that do not have material existence, which are called symbols, can also add to the underlying message in the story by creating symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense (Kennedy). As seen through the numerous readings that have been discussed in class, one can see that each author used the writing strategies of a theme, a particular point of view for the narrator, and also symbolism. Great examples that demonstrate the success of using these three strategies are “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner, “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Although the themes, the point of view of the narrators and symbols differ, each author was able to successfully incorporate each technique into their writing...
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