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Writing Devices - Narrative
Clarify Central Struggle
Effect: To communicate to the reader what the main character ultimately needs to do, subtly, even to the point that the main character is far from clear on it
1) We had hoped that you might help us answer that very question. Considering your knowledge in symbology and your plans to meet with him. Langdon stared at the picture, his horror now laced with fear. The image was gruesome and profoundly strange, bringing with it an unsettling sense of deja vu. A little over a year ago, Langdon had received a photograph of a corpse and a similar request for help. Twenty-four hours later, he had almost lost his life inside Vatican City. This photo was entirely different, and yet something about the scenario felt disquietingly familiar. - The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
2) Maybe he sensed, back then, that I would never aspire to anything more than a poorly paid office job, that I would be content to stay with the company and save him the bother of ever having to recruit a replacement. Perhaps he could also tell that I'd never need to take time off to go on honeymoon, or request maternity leave. I don't know. - Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Effect: to tell us about the Central Struggle that a non-main character has.
3) The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter