The Best Girlfriend You Never Had | Characterization of Lucy O'Rourke
In this essay, the author considers Houston’s characterization of Lucy O’Rourke in ‘‘The Best Girlfriend You Never Had.’’
The process of creating characters in fiction varies from writer to writer, but key ingredients of characterization include a character’s physical appearance, how she talks and interacts with others, her thoughts, and her personal history. Houston characterizes Lucy O’Rourke largely through her dialogue, behavior, and thought, but she also characterizes her through her personal history and her profession—photography. Lucy’s passion for taking pictures is more than just a profession; it is a way of seeing the world, and it is integral to the way that Lucy tells her story.
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