06-16-2008, 11:24 AM
A good example of character description via actions, rather than going off on a tangent to give a description would be in Harry Potter, the first one especially.
Because Philosopher's Stone was written with a speedy pacing in mind, large amounts of character description are done via actions and speech. When you first read about Harry's aunt Petunia, she "screeched", "stamped", and "paced" giving you a good idea of what she might look like from verbs and adverbs alone.
Also Hi5 Mors for reading the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Fuckin' epic.
Because Philosopher's Stone was written with a speedy pacing in mind, large amounts of character description are done via actions and speech. When you first read about Harry's aunt Petunia, she "screeched", "stamped", and "paced" giving you a good idea of what she might look like from verbs and adverbs alone.
Also Hi5 Mors for reading the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Fuckin' epic.