Alan Bennett

... YEAR 12 - ALAN BENNETT Bennett's style of writing is very unusual, as he does not explain what is happening until the very end. He has a very individualistic style of writing. His style of writing consists of a build up to a climax and then he applies a dramatic twist at the end of the play. By doing this, Bennett arouses a range of mixed emotions. Bennett has a certain structure, which is crucial to how he constructs his monologues. Bennett drops subtle hints about his character's true nature throughout his monologues. Many of the hints are implied and the further you read, the more explicit the hints become. Dropping subtle hints like this is a very clever way of building up tension and suspense. Bennett's characters are very complex and the characters have no introductions as such. The reasons behind Bennett choosing to focus his monologues on quite a mature

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