Dec 30, 2009

Peyton Place | Techniques

Peyton Place is constructed through overlapping individual biographies arranged roughly along a chronological continuum with ample margins provided for flashbacks and often lengthy asides from the direct unfolding of the story of Allison MacKenzie's life and maturation. This method provides for the distinct characterizations which distinguish the novel, although since the blocks of stories are carefully linked, there is little discontinuity in the plot. The asides and often extended biographical detail and history add immeasurably to the background texture of the environment that...