Things in Fiction: Details = Individualism
by Mariam Bukia, General Editor & Blog Writer
Remember when Huckleberry Finn and Jim find a suitcase with a torn buckle, an old tin lamp, a cotton quilt, and a rolled-up deerskin, in a two-story floating house? Perhaps you would also revive in your mind the things that came out of Pepi's treasure chest: clothes, trinkets, old books, a bag full of gold coins... Are you surprised that Professor Lidenbrock supplies the necessary tools to explore
the center of the Earth? When Don Quixote, on his way to the mountains of Sierra Morena in search of feathers, found the precious book in a half-rotten suitcase along with Dutch canvas shirts and gold money, this episode is also etched in my memory. It is important to create the right environment in the story and to diversify it with details. In such a case, I remember the "The Trumpet of the Swan" - by E.B. White _ "The evening before leaving for camp, Sam started packing his backpack. He packed up his moccasins and moccasins, put on T-shirts with Camp Kookooskoos written on the heart, wrapped them in a towel, and put away his camera, fishing pole, toothbrush, comb and hairbrush, sweater, poncho, and tennis racket; Also, a stack of paper, pencils and postage stamps, a traveling apothecary and a book entitled "How to tell the birds apart". Have you ever been to a camp or what do you know about camps? In "The Trumpet of the Swan", Sam goes to camp. As you can see, his backpack looks very interesting. You might think this book is about camping adventures, but that's just one section. A good story, a book should be able to take you to a different world from static life. Get your character across to the reader, especially when you're writing a story and the reader doesn't have a chance to gradually get to know him in a multi-page work. Make your characters and details sharp - it will be authentic and memorable. Things related to it must be original to be deeply imprinted in our memory. For example, Arthur Conan Doyle was able to do this brilliantly - Sherlock and the pipe are synonymous in our imagination. Or, when you see long colorful socks, you can't help but think of Pepi. Match the items, things to the character and mood you want to convey. In addition, it also opens up the imagination - imagine if you were a writer, what would you write a book about? Choose a theme - a trip to the sea, mountains, or a foreign country, discovery on a deserted island, piracy, finding treasure... Write an episode in which you describe the main character's backpack. Think about what items your fictional character would take with him when he started his journey. The variety of things gives the book's environment more individuality. They create a collage of authors and titles with the things found in the books.
