Jacey Choy and Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, authors of “Red Cranes” and “The Firefly Hunt,” respectively, both write about characters similar in age, personality, and culture; however, the authors take different approaches in developing and presenting their characters to the reader. While their characters share a youthful, energetic, and curious personality, Choy and Tanizaki use several different methods to develop such characters over the course of their stories. While Choy uses Mie’s interactions with supporting characters to develop Mie’s characters, Tanizaki instead focuses on Sachiko’s feelings, worries, and thoughts.
In “Red Cranes,” Choy’s description of Mie’s interactions with her father and mother form the basis of her character development.…