A Kindness | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Look closely at Rylant's use of different fonts to signify a change in the stance of the narrator. These sections allow for different tones to be used as the speaker changes; speakers who are not characters can enter the story, and necessary background information can be provided, but without additional character dialogue that would have lengthened the novel. How do other authors meet the challenge of providing the information readers need to understand the characters' motivations?
2. Was the dusky seaside sparrow a real bird? Which animals are now considered extinct or...
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