You make your characters connect emotionally to the readers. Show their behaviors, mannerisms, and gestures. Give them unique ways of talking and thinking. Let the reader see that they are doing either good things or bad things, and the readers will like or dislike them.
To convince the colonists to fight for independence
Just as you have your favorite characters in his or her book, the author has favorites that he or she like writing about. So many times, I have read in an author interview how the author did not plan to include a certain character in their book, "but somehow they wormed their way in."Good characters are living things - even if they only live in the imagination. They might show up anywhere.Joseph Conrad did this with Marlow in a few of his stories.
It would displease the author if no one would buy his new book.
The stage in which the author introduces the characters is typically the exposition. This is where the characters, setting, and basic conflict of the story are established.
Six Characters in Search of an Author - opera - was created in 1959.
The author may not know how his characters will react to certain situations or how the plot will unfold. He may also be unaware of any underlying themes or messages that his work conveys. He may also not be aware of any potential external factors, such as political or social issues, that could affect the story.
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The tone of a piece of poetry or a novel is used to show the attitude that the author has toward certain ideas or characters. It can be used to show the author's emotions toward particular values, and can be influential toward the reader.
to convince the reader to consider other strategies
The author is trying to persuade readers to consider adopting a plant-based diet. They provide reasons such as health benefits, environmental impact, and ethical concerns related to animal agriculture in order to convince readers to make the switch.
Characters do what they do because the author thinks they should. Good authors have their characters do logical things that real people would do in similar circumstances.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Valentine and Proteus, are fictional characters and could only be met by other fictional characters from the same play. And there is no "Author" in the list of characters. Therefore in the play no author meets Valentine and Proteus.