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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Contrasting Characters Fiction Drama

Study Function Of Contrasting Characters Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the function of contrasting characters in clarifying a text's central theme or moral question?

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ANSWER

They make the theme more legible by opposing values. Contrasts crystallize abstract ideas into concrete conflicts.

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In this excerpt from an original drama, two neighbors, Ms. Alvarez and Mr. Pike, meet in the hallway after a building-wide notice announces new security cameras. MS. ALVAREZ: If a camera sees the stairwell, my daughter can come home without rehearsing her keys like a weapon. MR. PIKE: If a camera sees the stairwell, the landlord sees my visitors and calls them 'loitering.' MS. ALVAREZ: Safety is not surveillance. MR. PIKE: In this building, it becomes it. MS. ALVAREZ: So we do nothing? MR. PIKE: We do something that doesn't turn us into suspects for existing. What is the primary function of the contrast between Ms. Alvarez and Mr. Pike?
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