The Author's Motive...

I guess this is a pretty important point to reiterate.

Think about the book you are reading - whether it is 'Of Mice and Men' or 'Heroes'.

What sort of text is it?

In the case of 'Of Mice and Men', it is a pretty dark book. It is about oppressed social groups and lack of opportunities in a dark chapter of USA's history.

So - the author is basically trying to tell you this all along!

If the author describes a setting or character, there will be elements of this in there! So if the questions says,

"How does the author use language to affect your view of..."

REMEMBER THAT THE AUTHOR WANTS TO GET YOU THINKING THE WAY THEY DO!

So...if a setting, for example, seems weird/ abnormal/ unpredicatble...this is entirely deliberate and is supposed to reflect the overall theme of the novel they are writing.

Keep this in mind,

NW