In his book Spare Parts, Joshua Davis uses several methods of development in order to bring the story of how four poor Hispanic high schoolers managed to beat MIT in a robotics competition to life. Firstly, he used a chronological method of development. This makes sense for telling a story, as it can get confusing if one is constantly jumping around between different events with no clear timeline. Secondly, he used a character-based method of development. He first introduced each individual character’s backstory, before bringing them all together. This helps make each individual character stick out more; otherwise, since many of them are similar, they might be easily confused. Finally, he used a political method of development. While the story
