This alerts the reader to the fact that…. and thus, we can infer…
This helps to increase the reader’s understanding of…
This helps to increase our sympathy for his plight
This allows the reader to relate/identify more closely to the characters, and thus, we can….
The writer’s description of the (setting) reflects the character’s mental landscape.
When (this event occurs), Dai Sijie is creating a chance to let readers understand/recognize…
Da Sijie has created (the characters/the setting/this episode) to….
This enhances a … atmosphere,
while the … suggests…
Dai Sijie strategically… to (create a sharp contrast between….)
Dai Sijie has created the two characters to help the reader understand better
Through (this), the reader is brought to empathize with/feel sympathy for… and thus, we are positioned against/in favour of (themes/issues).
With the inclusion of such... the…., conveyed through…., is naturally enhanced/accentuated/brought into attention
Essay Introductions
Some readers feel that “…..” How far would you agree with this view?
Some readers/commentators/critics suggest that “……….”, but I feel that
there is so much evidence to the contrary, that …. Through a close analysis of
the novel, I shall argue why I believe this to be the case.
Essay Conclusions
Compare and Contrast
questions.
Although it is evident that all three characters have developed through
Western literature, each character’s development is portrayed differently by
Dai Sjie: Luo acquires sexual liberty, the Little Seamstress is inspired and
experiences self-discovery, while the narrator seems to grasp a deeper
understanding of life.
