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"A Secret Lost In the Water" by Roch Carrier shows his sense of loss
and nostalgia for things past. Carrier brings to this story different characters
who are developed through what the character says, how the character
behaves around another character, and the actions of the character. ... Carrier makes the characters
have human qualities to allow us to relate and to connect with the
character.
Roch Carrier chose to give the characters in the story human qualities
by effectively choosing the words which they say. ...
Basically in this quote the son interviews a very sad and depressed family,
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1 Roch Carrier, "A Secret Lost In the Water" in Sightlines 10, Toronto: Prentice-Hall, 2000, p. ... 105) Carrier makes
these characters credible by giving them human qualities which we can relate
to.
Carrier also uses a characters behavior around another character
to help develop the character to the reader. ... Carrier uses how the character acts to develop the character in a
credible way. ... The character is given these wise actions by Carrier so
that it will show that he is not only wise through his words but also through
his actions.
Approximate Word count = 839
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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