Ron Koertge, the author of the short story Geeks bearing gifts, used strategies that made his writing very likeable. One of the techniques he used was making his writing releatable. The short story is about a "popular" teenage girl named Renee. She tries to interview the " unpopular" highschool peers for the school newspaper. The "unpopular" kids are looked down upon, called names, aren't respected and gossiped about regularly. Kids who have a rough time in school can easily relate to this story because they have experienced what some of the "unpopular" kids have gone through. I can use this technique in my writing to make it more likable. When a story is more relatable, the reader will develop feelings and an attachment for the characters and story line.
Another writing technique that the author used is humour. Humor made the story better because it makes readers laugh. A funny story is a good story, people generally like funny stories. The characters used sarcastic, funny dialogue which made me laugh. I could use humor in my stories to make it better. humor would make the story more appealing and make readers more happy to read it. Relateability and humor are two strategies that made the story Geeks Bearing Gifts, a good read for me.
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