Print this file using the File/Print menu item.Find textual examples for each of the following ways an author creates
a character. A sample is provided for each method. Try to find at least five and hopefully more examples for each method.
Cora's Physical Description and/or Circumstances:
Example: ". . . —Cora
with the scent of the Studevants' supper about her, and a cheap perfume."
Cora's Actions:
Example: "Cora was the oldest of a family of eight children . . . Cora simply couldn't go,
with nobody else to help take care of Ma."
Cora's Words and Thoughts:
Example: "She ain't in trouble neither . . . No trouble having a baby you want. I had one."
What Other Characters Say or Think about Cora:
(Because the story has little dialogue, you may include what the omniscient narrator reports other characters saying or thinking about Cora)
Example:
"She was what the people referred to . . . to be polite, as a Negress, . . . to be rude, as a nigger—sometimes adding the word 'wench' for no good reason."
What the narrator (or author) Says About Cora:
Example: "She worked for the Studevants, who treated her like a dog."
