Character Drawing

1. The indirect (direct) means of character drawing (characterization, presentation of characters) prevail (predominate) in the text.

2. The author’s means (methods) of character drawing are in keeping with his aim (goal) to create a highly typified image of …

3. The accent is made on the inner conflict of the character.

4. The author’s attitude to his characters is marked with …

5. A great amount of space is devoted to the depiction of the principal character.

6. The author is deliberately detached (impartial, aloof) to his character.

7. The author deliberately leaves of all minor features of the character in order to make the predominant feature most conspicuous.

8. The principal character is a highly typified and generalized image of …

9. The author draws up a highly realistic character.

10. The author succeeds in drawing up a highly poetic character.

11. The typicality of image is achieved by way of concentration on the predominant side of human nature – selfishness, pride, greed, romance, etc.

12. The predominant feature of the character is deliberately exaggerated.

13. One’s attitude towards the characters is expressed implicitly (explicitly).

14. The character’s actions speak for themselves.

15. Details of personal appearance are made to serve as moral characteristics.

16. The character is in harmony with one’s attitude, feelings and emotions.

17. The characters’ speech habits betray (reveal) their class environment, age, temperament, etc.

18. The success of one’s portrait is chiefly due to the wonderful wealth of details.

19. The author left the reader judge … (smth) for himself.

20. – the argument may be straightened by …

21. The author possesses a surprising skill of a psychological insight into the character.

22. The character is significant due to the contribution to the global message.

23. The author deliberately stresses the characters’ negative features by way of contrast with their antagonists.

24. The character’s most salient feature is …

25. The character serves to bring the author’s purport to the reader.

26. The author makes his character a perfect tool in his hands to bring (to convey) his ideas to the reader.

27. This character embodies the author’s vision of life, his philosophy, therefore the author is particularly concerned with his character.

28. The artistic importance of the character is in the contribution to the global message.

29. The author is sincerely concerned with his character.

30. The author clearly displays his sympathy (his concern) for the character, which is reflected (revealed) in…

31. The author depicts (draws out) his character with warmth and sympathy.

32. The author undergoes the conflict with society.

33. The author creates a highly convincing (realistic) and truthful image of…

34. The author is a sharp observer and he has a great gift of entering the minds of men and women at critical moments of their lives.

35. – to handle a portrait in a mild and convincing way.

36. The portrait is drawn against the background of …

37. The undercurrent sympathy of the author towards his character runs throughout the story.

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