Characterization In Erin Jade Lange's Butter

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In the novel, Butter, by Erin Jade Lange, a 423-pound junior miserable with his current lifestyle creates a website, declaring a suicide by overeating live on New Year’s Eve. In this analysis the novel, Butter, the literary device of characterization is identified throughout Lange’s novel in addition to connecting to the theme of tolerance. Characterization is generally defined as a graphic description of a character. It could be vague or straight to the point. For example, in page 4 of Butter, a scene is described where Butter refrains from snacking any further, offended by a girl on T.V expressing her opinion on charging obese people more for taking up more than one seat on an airplane. “Can’t a guy enjoy a little sandwich in his own living

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