10.14 - Naturalism & Character

Today we discussed To Build a Fire and how it is an example of literary naturalism. We also discussed the importance of character growth in these stories. We discussed the fact that characters grow, even if they do reach a demise and that we can find humanity and our own story in some of what they experience.

We also discussed the following:

• The use of a foil character
• The use of repetition and foreshadowing

HOMEWORK

• Make sure you have TBaF read
• Complete Literary Naturalism - Your Character in Canvas
  • Start thinking of how you can incorporate what we are learning to a deeper level in your survival story (I guess its not much of a survival story in some cases).