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Identification is often confused with sympathy. Sympathy is
achieved when a reader feels sorry for the character's plight. But a
reader might feel sorry for a loathsome wretch who is about to be
hung without identifying with him. Identification occurs when the
reader is not only in sympathy with the character's plight, but also
supports his or her goals and aspirations and has a strong desire that
the character achieve them.
• In Jaws, the reader supports Brody's goal to destroy the
shark.
• In Carrie, the reader supports Carrie's longings to go to the
prom against her tyrannical mother's wishes.
• In Pride and Prejudice, the reader supports Elizabeth's desire to fall in love and get married.
• In The Trial, the reader supports K.'s determination to free
himself from the clutches of the law.
• In Crime and Punishment, the reader supports Raskolnikov's need to escape from poverty.
• In The Red Badge of Courage, the reader supports Henry's
desire to prove to himself he is no coward.
• In Gone with the Wind, the reader supports Scarlett's craving to get her plantation back after it is destroyed by Yankees.
Fine, you say, but what if you're writing about a loathsome wretch?
How do you get the reader to identify then? Easy.
Say you have a character who's in prison. He's treated horribly, beaten by the guards, beaten by the other prisoners, abandoned
by his family. Even though he may be guilty as Cain, the reader will
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