Similarly, the tone of the original Star Wars movies is hopeful. The battles and arguments are positioned as grand and final, so while it has lighthearted and funny moments, you see that in the context of this fight between good and evil that will forever change Middle Earth. The tone of the Lord of the Rings movies is epic. As a writer, I’m generally more drawn towards metaphors and imagery, and I love airy prose. My own novel, The Sunlight Plane, has a consciously dreamy, childlike tone, which is emotional and visual. The overall word choice, phrasing, and attitude of the writer towards the subject matter of the story. In this post, I wanted to examine how the tone influences the characters and how that enhances the reading experience. What struck me the most about this book is the tone. And Benjamin Alire Sáenz does that with expert sensitivity (which, I will argue some day, is a skill a writer must hone). The turmoil is subtle, woven into the mundanity of life.Īs writers, one of our jobs is to unpick these turmoils and lay them bare. This is how real people grapple with their identities. And it’s all wrapped up so well in this cast of characters that none of it ever comes off as preachy. Another is the Mexican-American identity. There are so many incredible themes in this story and they’re unpacked so carefully. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship-the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. This post will not contain spoilers, but does have an analysis of the characters and contains excerpts from the novel.Īristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. It is a Young Adult queer love story by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. WHOOP that is a mouthful of a title but, come on, the book is called Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
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