5. Building Objects with Variables
A wand, a golden snitch, and round black glasses. Even with only three objects to identify the character, you probably thought of Harry Potter. Let’s try this again: deerstalker hat, magnifying glass, and pipe. Sherlock Holmes, right? What about lightsaber, blaster, and droid? Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. Kryptonite, cape, and phone booth? Superman.
Objects define a character and give them a purpose. For example, in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, the character Edmund is associated with Turkish delight. Turkish delight would have been a luxury candy in 1940s London—difficult to obtain and enjoyed only by the very rich. With this simple object, the author conveys to the reader that Edmund ...
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