The purpose of our novel, The Darkest Hour, is to present an intimate view of the character’s thoughts and feelings without interference from the authors so that it conveys the shape of events to come with dramatic immediacy. Also, the presentation of events from several points of view lends the story dimension and verisimilitude. This goal is accomplished through the use of various literary techniques including flashbacks, inner thoughts, metaphors, and rhyme which are utilized to create a complex yet sophisticated dramatic effect. The personal aspect of the emotions felt by both the protagonist and antagonist in is depicted throughout the correspondences by associating the letters and postcards with art and the artistic process. This in
