Patrick White’s technique of characterization with special reference to the characters of Arthur and Waldo

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08

July 2015 - January 2016 session

Programme: MEG

Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2015-16

Max Marks : 100

9. Discuss Patrick White’s technique of characterization with special reference to the characters of Arthur and Waldo.

Answer:

Patrick White’s technique of characterization is outstanding in terms of understanding the way character functions in White’s novels.

 

            The observations we can come up with by reading the novel is that, character is “given”, it is fixed right from the beginning. There isn’t a change in character itself, but change in understanding. The protagonist discovers by painful experience something about the nature and extent of his particular resources. But the character of the protagonist does not in itself change. For example, Arthur and Waldo..............  

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