The Good Soldier Analysis

The House of Mirth and The Good Soldier have different techniques that engage the reader in the story. Both novels discuss topics such as adultery and manipulation which were highly touchy subjects in their time period. These “scandalize” themes in these two novels holds the reader's attention but, the writing techniques the two authors use make the novel more interesting. The House of Mirth uses a more traditional way of writing while the The Good Soldier uses unordarthox writing style. The House of Mirth is a linear novel with a couple of flashback but its linear nonetheless linear. The Good Soldier is a recollection of memories that reader has to put in order and that draws the reader's attention to the novel. Both techniques in the books …show more content…
The first person point of view allows Ford Madox Ford to implement different styles of rings. For example, the whole book has a conversational tone to it because of Ford's style. They wad John Dowell tells the story makes it appear like he is directly addressing the reader. This creates the conversational tone and make the story more real to the readers. Nonetheless, John Dowell sometimes has a hard time recalling specific date and events. This style Ford include make the story more believed because it shows that Dowell is human and someone the reader can relate to. Ford’s style of first person creates a conversational tone and that makes the narrator's story more believe and more …show more content…
He gives the whole book an atmosphere of doubt. Since the book is written in a first person point of view. Compared to the House of Mirth where the readers rely on the narrator since it’s written in third person. Since the the House of Mirth is in first person the reader is dependant on the memory and the accuracy of John Dowell. Since the book it's a recollection of John Dowell’s memory it makes the book harder to follow. Also in the book its is evident that John Dowell is overcome by emotion because of the situation between him and his wife. John Dowell is cheated on by his wife which was not clear to him at the time, by one of his good friends. The circumstance of John Dowell’s situation leaves the reader to believe that his emotion might play a role in telling the story. He could be inaccurately describing character because of his feeling towards them. He may still be hostile towards others. Also Ford includes a stylistic element where its Dowell seems to be gathering his thoughts or being unsure about a situation. Ford’s style of allowing the narrator to have personal engagement in the story makes the reader drawn to the book while being