Our character theory is that the author persuades the reader to root for and like the main character.
Our evidence includes:
In Thirteen and a half, by Rachel Vail, the author persuades the reader to root for the main character by making the main character use humor. After this awkward ordeal she goes, "Usually at a friend's house we play Ping-Pong or something." This makes the reader want to empathize for the main character because she is in such an awkward situation.
In the story "In Your Hat" by Ellen Conford there is some evidence that the main characters are always the characters that the audience and readers root for. "I was afraid I was imagining all of this, and that any moment she would disappear."(13) This writing persuades the reader that he's so happy and that the reader has to root for him because secretly he likes her.
Similarly, again in the short story, “In Your Hat” by Ellen Conford, there is some evidence that characters are always the attention-seeking characters that the audience/reader roots for. The quote that was there was, “I'd been trying to get Ariel Greenbanks to notice me for almost two years now, and the results had been slim to none." The author says that so you almost want Ariel to like Dennis.
In the short story, In Your Hat by Ellen Conford, there is some evidence that characters are always the attention-seeking characters that the audience/reader roots for. The quote was, "What did he mean? What was fake? How could he possibly know that I hadn't really read the book? How could he know that Ariel told me the story?" I chose this quote because Ellen Conford wants you to be just as surprised as the main character.
"I would've gone to the bathroom, but Ashley had said to tell her before I went there, so I thought maybe their family had a rule of some sort about that. They seemed like they might." Again, by using humor the author makes the reader appreciate the character more and again feel angry at Ashley for putting the character through this awkward experience. It makes the writer persuade the reader to relate to the character.
"Cool. It's awesome to know so much.' You blink. Did you hear him correctly?" because of the use of 2nd person point of view you can relate much more easily because the author is talking to you, and can definitely like and root for her.
Our evidence includes:
In Thirteen and a half, by Rachel Vail, the author persuades the reader to root for the main character by making the main character use humor. After this awkward ordeal she goes, "Usually at a friend's house we play Ping-Pong or something." This makes the reader want to empathize for the main character because she is in such an awkward situation.
In the story "In Your Hat" by Ellen Conford there is some evidence that the main characters are always the characters that the audience and readers root for. "I was afraid I was imagining all of this, and that any moment she would disappear."(13) This writing persuades the reader that he's so happy and that the reader has to root for him because secretly he likes her.
Similarly, again in the short story, “In Your Hat” by Ellen Conford, there is some evidence that characters are always the attention-seeking characters that the audience/reader roots for. The quote that was there was, “I'd been trying to get Ariel Greenbanks to notice me for almost two years now, and the results had been slim to none." The author says that so you almost want Ariel to like Dennis.
In the short story, In Your Hat by Ellen Conford, there is some evidence that characters are always the attention-seeking characters that the audience/reader roots for. The quote was, "What did he mean? What was fake? How could he possibly know that I hadn't really read the book? How could he know that Ariel told me the story?" I chose this quote because Ellen Conford wants you to be just as surprised as the main character.
"I would've gone to the bathroom, but Ashley had said to tell her before I went there, so I thought maybe their family had a rule of some sort about that. They seemed like they might." Again, by using humor the author makes the reader appreciate the character more and again feel angry at Ashley for putting the character through this awkward experience. It makes the writer persuade the reader to relate to the character.
"Cool. It's awesome to know so much.' You blink. Did you hear him correctly?" because of the use of 2nd person point of view you can relate much more easily because the author is talking to you, and can definitely like and root for her.