Sarah Cole A Type Of Love Story - 897 Words

In â€Å"Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story†, Russell Banks uses story elements that are important to remember when writing a short story. He creates a unique character whose actions and comments are different from what he thinks. This create an internal conflict for the main character that is written in a seamless way that allows the reader to interpret Banks’s writing. This author is also capable of having one character with two distinct voices and only allowing those to bleed together when it mirrors the confusion that his characters feel within the story. Banks creates an ending that provides an explanation and answers any questions the reader may have, which is what a good ending should do. For a writer seeking new techniques to incorporate into their own writing, Banks provides many experienced examples. Something that Banks does that is very interesting is that he creates this conflict within his character Ron. This speaker repeatedly tells the reader that he does not find Sarah Cole, he makes a key point to clarify it often, but he continues this relationship with this women that he says he has no attraction for. Ron never states a reason why he wants a relationship with this woman. It may be that he was just seeking something different and Sarah was different because she happened to be an older, divorced, unattractive mother. She didn’t fit into his attractive, wealthy life. After his divorce, his inexplicable attraction to Sarah may have been just something to cope withShow MoreRelatedSarah Cole : a Type of Love Story2200 Words   |  9 PagesLewis English 1A 3 October 2012 Opposite ends of the same stick In â€Å"Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story† by Russell Banks, the main character Ron believing himself to be so much more above the woman he once dated because of his great looks. Ron was a successful lawyer in the state of New Hampshire when he met a woman named Sarah Cole. 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