We talked about using dialogue to create character briefly here:
http://en201s2015.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-closer-look.html
But I was a little dissatisfied w/ this discussion. I didn't really think that it explored what dialogue can do in fiction. I'd like you to reread pp. 462-465 and discuss how Dickens uses dialogue in this excerpt. How does it convey information? How does it help create character? How does Dickens use it to distinguish different characters?
it seems like David is trying to come into terms of whats happened. He knows him and steethfort are friends no more yet he wants to remember him as the one he admired. Mr.Peggotty Dialogue seems angry yet calm Ham Dialogue seems lost and confuse. For some reason to me when Ham speaks his words seem more difficult to understand than that of david and Mr.Peggoty. Mrs Gimmidge is going through her emotions to show her devotion.The way I see it may create character is David is a loyal friend, willing to go with Mr. Peggotty to bring Em'ly back The text states a change in MsGummidge as she seemed emotional about Mr.Peggotty 's voyage
ReplyDeleteIt think it conveys info by letting people know how everyone's feeling. The tone seems stressed. It helps create character because it portrays anger and determination for Mr. Peggoty and Confusion for Ham and another type of devotion coming from Ms Gummige and David's loyalty as usual doesn't change. The only difference I see is coming from a happy home to a restless worried one, people are not themselves..
ReplyDeleteThe author changes the writing style to fit the character. As we know, the town that the Peggoties live are not well educated, this is because their life consists of manual labor in order to survive and therefore do not see education as a main concern. Knowing this is of course, the author purposely writes in a fragmented manner for those characters to convey how they speak. This also helps us not only understand who the characters are but also visualize them as they are being portrayed which I think is a very strong way of telling a story. Whenever the author has David or Steereforth introduced, there is a greater use of high level vocabulary and grammar.
ReplyDeletethe dialogue between Mrs Gummidge and mr pegooty shows hat mrs gummidge is at a vulnerable state she wants to be accepted and welcomed by Mr and Mrs pegotty with the dialogue you see how much is hurting and wants to show her devotion to them. the dialogue also opens up how David is willing to drop everything to go find Emily, it shows his devotion to mr peggoty and his character seems stronger.....
ReplyDeleteThe use of dialogue by Dickens is highly tailored for each character. I usually have a good idea of who is speaking without Dickens declaring the character's identity after end quotations. It's what separates round characters from flat characters. When Mr. Peggoty speaks, I expect something interesting to be told with his moderately incomprehensible accent.
ReplyDeleteThe way Dicken used Dialogue was pretty straightforward. He allowed us to convey the information by explaining each character's specific mood and feeling. Mr. Peggotty and David had a very intimate moment. They spoke to each other about the boat and what Peggotty feels about it. I have a close friend like that, that I can talk to with such feelings about something/someone. It helps create the character by revealing who and what they are really about. Dickens uses it to distinguish different characters by setting the mood for each person.
ReplyDeleteDickens uses dialogue to make the scene more realistic and dynamic. Dialogue brings out the personalities of the characters and allows for the reader to feel like they are in the moment. Dialogue shows emotions instead of just telling the story. Dialogue makes it more clear in being able to distinguish between which character is which because of the characters word choice.
ReplyDeleteDickens used dialogue somewhat by showing how us each one of the characters were feeling about Emily leaving so abruptly without a word. Mr.Peggotty is definitely very angry and upset about Emily leaving especially when he talks about killing Steerforth if he sees him. Ham is still trying to understand why she left and is lost in his own thoughts and it shows when David has to call his name two times. Mrs. Gummidge I'm not sure what is going through her mind being that she has always kept to herself throughout the story, however i do sense that she is worried about Mr.Peggotty. David is listening to all of their feelings and trying to offer his concern for them all.
ReplyDeletethe dialogue used in this part shows the different emotions everyone is portraying. Mr. peggoty is clearly angry and doesn't feel like hes done all he could. everyone else is sad,but hopeful of her return. I feel the connection david has with Mr. peggoty in this because he wants to help as much as he can.
ReplyDeleteDickens uses his dialogue withe the characters very differently than the conventional way some authors use it. When David talks to Mr. Peggoty it sounds as if he's pausing in between his sentences and stuttering in his conversation with him showing his emotion and verbal language towards the situation and Peggoty himself giving a sense of what David's Character feels. When Mr. Peggoty talked he had like a tamed firmness and seriousness in the way he spoke according to the dialogue written down in the book.
ReplyDeleteDickens uses dialogue in this excerpt to allow the reader to visualize what is taking place at this very moment and how the character is feeling. Dickens uses dialogues to distinguish different characters by their personalities, motives and most importantly their actual purpose to the book. David is the very loyal one in the book that seems to very easily persuaded and always spots all the good out of people...
ReplyDeleteDialogue plays a major role and it helps create character because what a character says can reveal his/her intentions. Mr. Peggoty by the sound of his dialogue seems frustrated and Ham seems vengeful. " If he ever encountereed steerforth, he would kill him"(pg.463)....
ReplyDeleteI agree that it didnt explore what dialogue can do in fiction. It came off as sort given away rather than using ...
ReplyDeleteDickens not only includes a dramatic dialogue, but also conveys a great amount of emotion within the characters lines. When Mr. Peggotty says, "I'm a going to seek my-- I'm a going to seek her." You can sense the change in attitude and determination in the way he wrote it....
ReplyDeleteFrom reading pages 462-465, it seems that the reason Charles Dickens wrote the dialogue that way. Is he wanted to show us the interactions between minor characters and main characters. But when I was reading this part, I wasn't sure who was speaking because Mr.Peggotty, Ham speak the same dialect. But after rereading the section, I understood who was speaking, I was surprised by Mrs. Gummidge's transformation.
ReplyDeleteWhenever Charles Dickens writes a story, he always uses intricate dialogue to bring out the personality of his characters. I think he sets a tone of dramatic irony in order to really connect wit his characters and also for the readers to connect with them as well. Dickens also showcases a lot of emotion within his characters. An example would be when David finds out that Steerforth wasn't as loyal as he thought he would be. When we as the reader found this out, its' like you could almost feel a sense of anger and fustration towards Steerforth.
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