Karen Hesse's Style Analysis

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The style Karen Hesse uses in Witness is her own style that she uses to make her book more interesting. She uses novel elements and threads them into the plot of the novel in her own creative way. The format of Hesse’s novel is a format that uses many novel elements.
Hesse’s style is a style that uses creative thinking which helps her to make the plot of the story more understandable for the reader. Her style is also effective because it uses the point of view to show the reader the feelings and personality of the characters. The style Hesse chose affects the reader because they can see through the characters eyes and understand their feelings. When Hesse set up the plot she made sure the sequence of events was in the order that makes the

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