![]() All the same, Astrid sees her as beautiful, almost painfully so, and therefore idealizes her to us readers. She adores her mother, yet without a lot of backstory we know her mother is not ideal parenting material. ![]() The story, in first person narrative is told by Astrid, and through her point of view we are able to bore into Ingrid’s character. Ingrid is the self-absorbed mother of Astrid. That’s why I’ve chosen to examine Fitch’s character, Ingrid. I think it is well worth examining how she does this while making it seem so effortless. ![]() She’s written a novel rich with sensory detail and prose so beguiling that you’ll end up with love for the hateful characters and hate for the loveable ones. This applies to character, setting, scene, etc., and author Janet Fitch’s novel, White Oleander, is my go-to book for examples in doing this. In creative writing workshops the first thing you learn is to “show instead of tell” your story. ![]() Click on the image to access White Oleander on Goodreads. ![]()
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