The Optimist's Daughter | Techniques
As in her earlier work, Welty displays an outstanding eye for detail and ear for dialect, which contributes to the believability of her characters. As the reader moves with Laurel through the house and relives with her the family history, the abundance of physical detail reinforces the reflective, almost brooding, tone and creates the sense of awe with which she must approach the past. Likewise, Welty's accurate recording of metaphor, vocabulary, syntax, and idiom brings individuality to stock characters such as the sentimental Major Bullock, the genteel Miss Adele, the whining Dalzell...
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