Characterization In Clancy's Red Storm Rising
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Characterization is the strongest part of Tom Clancy's Red Storm
Rising. It is the strongest because he dedicates the most time and effort
to it. His best methods of characterization are to allow the reader to read
his characters' thoughts and to jump quickly from character to character.
Allowing ....
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.... might have questioned O'Mally's motives if
O'Mally's thoughts hadn't been exposed. Instead, the reader finds O'Mally
to be a wise, loving, compassionate man. Lastly, the reader sees the
thought process of Lt. Edwards, a man stranded with 4 marines in an enemy
occupied Iceland, as he kills three Russians in order to save a girl from
rape. If his actions weren't enough, the reader sees in italics the
sanctity and respect that he holds for women and his fellow human beings.
Showing the thoughts o ....
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