Literary+Focus


 * __Grotesque Characters__**

Grotesque characters are characters with a mental or physical disablilities or they hide some sort of obsession. They sometimes show their intentions through their actions. In the short story, all the main characters involved are grotesque characters because for one Mrs. Crater seems like she wants to wed her daughter but at the same time she wants to her to stay home with so she won't be alone. Lucynell is mentally ill because at the begginning of the story she doesn't speak and later on Mr. Shiftlet teaches her to say some words. As for Mr. Shiftlet he is very fond of the farm, he likes it alot and it seems like he has an ambition to own it by gaining trust with Mrs. Crater and marrying her daughter even though Mrs. Crater is the one that offered the land and living there and offered the truck as a bribe to marry is daughter.

the characters personality and how the character is.
 * Direct Characterization:** The writer makes direct statments about

character through the character's thoughts, words, and actions, other characters respond to that certain character and say what they think about him.
 * Indirect Characterization:** The writer shows information on the