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The importance of the characters in a story.
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Enrique Granados Greavu-Comley ENGL 1102 T/TH 9:30 5 Feb. 2004 Characters Many people do not realize the importance of the characters in a story. Most readers usually identify themselves with the character's features making the story interesting. Many young kids may like to read about superheroes because they want to be like them, or young adults may feel they have something in common with the character that has great expectations about life. However, a plain description of a place would never be as much interesting as a story that has characters that readers can relate to them by their actions or features. Authors use different methods to create characters that can be easily related to the reader. John Updike wrote the story "A & P" in first person. The cashier Sammy, the protagonist who is a nineteen-year-old man, gives a very detailed description of the minor characters. He focuses on three girls that...
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