Carrie - Lesson 2 (Characterization, Simile)

Characterization in Carrie: Here's a good example of showing the scrupulosity of Carrie White's mother without dialogue:

But nobody came out of the Whites' place. Not even the old lady to hang her wash. That's something else - she never hung any undies on the back line. Not even Carrie's, and she was only three back then. Always in the house." (30)

Simile: "My tongue felt like a little dried-up plant." (32) In On Writing, King speaks of the value of good similes.

Exercise: Find a spot where it a character's personality can be described by his or her actions.