Writer’s Methods and Techniques
Methods’ is an umbrella term for anything the writer does on purpose to create meaning. Using the writer’s name in your response will help you to think about the test as a conscious construct and will keep reminding you that Dickens purposely put the text together.
Exam Tip
Remember that the people in the text are conscious constructs, and so are the places being described, and the objects mentioned. Try to learn to notice deliberate things Dickens has done to communicate his ideas.
As you read the text, try to consider: “why this, now?” For instance, Dickens chose to begin the novella with Marley’s death and ended it with Scrooge’s rebirth. This structure helps to underscore Scrooge’s redemption.