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This 6 page paper discusses the role of secondary characters by examining the secondary characters in Austen's Emma, Eliot's Middlemarch, and Dickens' Hard Times. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the characters which gives it heart, and the experience of the writer which gives it voice. Likewise, it can be stated that none of these characteristics can be missing and
still have a story capable of carrying the message forward to the reading or viewing public. And, it can be stated that in the end, it is the readers identification
with these conflicts which aid the reader in making a connection with the character, and thus make it easier for the reader to internalize that pulse. These identifications are not
only made with the protagonists of the story, but also with many of the important secondary characters. Secondary characters come in two literary flavors. The lesser secondary character moves the
plot forward without comment, serving his/her purpose, then exiting the scene. The other type of secondary character is that character who has the potential for becoming a major character in
that they are more clearly defined, given more dimension, and therefore serve to illuminate other dimensions in the main character. This might be someone that the main character interacts with
on a regular basis. In Jane Austens book, Emma, one such secondary character would be that of Jane Fairfax. She is a friend of Emmas and as such is
Emmas polar opposite. She has not been born to gentility, but has been raised to be so by the sponsorship of the Campbells. In order to assure her position in
polite society, rather than as a governess, she manages to become secretly engaged to Frank Churchill. Without Jane, there would not be as much definition of Emmas character. Emma speaks
to Jane about many of the issues concerning her, and using dialogue, the author is able to show, not tell, how the character is feeling, thinking, and what sorts of
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