Question

How does voice affect characterisation?

Answer 1

Hint:The term voice, as far as literature is concerned, has two meanings: the voice of the author and the voice of the characters. By the word ‘voice’ , it doesn’t mean the sound rather it means the message that is conveyed by the author and the character by their different traits and personalities. We will see what effect it has on characterisation in the complete answer below.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss the effect of voice on characterisation.
The voice of the author refers to the style of portrayal of writing used by the author. Authors often use a unique and a distinctive style in a particular piece of writing. They often use recurrent words, syntax, imagery, symbols, etc. to be able to be distinguishable from other writers.

Each person has distinctive speech creations; they construct words, phrases, and ideas according to their individual styles and talents. This style makes the voice of that character. Authors use different qualities, traits and styles for different characters. This voice will convey direct and indirect information about the characters and the story to the readers.
The voice of a character indirectly reveals a lot of details and information about a person. It can expose a person’s educational, social background, their traits, behaviour and even his or her state of mind.

Note: Voice can refer to the style that the writer uses or the distinctive speech patterns that are used for different characters. Voice can reveal a lot of direct information about a person belonging to a story which helps the readers to conclude and build up an impression out of those characters that creates the story.