Method of Narration.—Who tells the story?
Could the author have made one of the characters tell the story just as well? Give reasons.
Does the narrator write as though in some mysterious way she knew all about the characters, or does she write only what she might have seen and heard?
To what extent does she use dialogue?
How do we become acquainted with the characters?
Find several passages where the author interrupts the flow of her story to make explanations for our benefit (for example, pp. 100-101).
Style.—Does the author use the language of her own time?
To what extent does she make use of dialect?
Is the language of the characters consistent with the author's description of them? Note the difference in choice of words and grace of expression when the author speaks in her own person, and when she speaks through the mouth of one of her characters.
Find passages that express humor (pp. 201-203), pathos (pp. 67-69), satire (pp. 184-185).