Characterization is the tool the author uses to reveal the personality of a character, it can be direct or indirect, or through a revealing dialogue. Vivid imagery is when the author uses the senses to describe something or someone.
In the short story “<u><em>A Wedding Gift</em></u>” written by <em>Guy de Maupassant</em>, the protagonist, Jacques gets married to Berthe, but on their wedding night he had to go to the hospital to see his former girlfriend give birth to his child and he brought this baby home to Berthe.
Question: How does Maupassant develop characters in “A Wedding Gift”?
Answer: 2. indirect characterization + 3. revealing dialogue
Answer:
actual malice, because Joan is a limited-purpose public figure as she voluntarily thrust herself into a public controversy
Explanation:
In law, actual malice is simply a requirement that is imposed on a particular person who claims her image is being tarnished by someone when filing a lawsuit for slander or libel. This will be found in a case where the defendant actually publishes a false statement (libel) or communicates it (slander), knowing fully well that the information is false and disregard for what such information can cause. Joan is actually a limited-purpose figure and decided to go public by making efforts to get her voice out there in a quest to build more bike lanes.
Drug abuse: increasing awareness on negative effects of drug abuse, and also ignorance.
Joblessness: Government poor policies, and retrenchments that leave many jobless.
Poor parenting: Young adults brought up in broken homes, and young adults from orphanages.
Answer:
thesis statement⇒ supporting content⇒ conclusion
