How can a literary text's style and structure reflect the context in which it was written?
The style and structure that the author uses, is how he decides to present the text to make an effect on the reader. The style is the most important part, because it is the only thing that distinguish the author's writing from any other, so, in that case, the style is the feature of writing that demonstrates the most the context of production. A book's plot, which is part of the structure, may also show the roots of the author or his own experiences.
The book "To Kill a Mockingbird", written by Nelle Harper Lee, is an argument for equality, justice and against racism, and it narrates the life in the author's town during the years of the Great Depression. Harper Lee was born in 1926, so, the plot of the book, is very related with the author's childhood. The Narrator of the book is a child, and the Great Depression was a part of the author's childhood, so the narrator and the author are very related with each other, however, the author does not try to limit the child's vocabulary or power of expression, because writing with a childish view or voice to argue for justice, equality and against racism is very hard.
In the book "Fatelessness", written by Imre Kertész, is an autobiographical novel, so the style and structure of the book is easy to relate with the context of production. Just like the author's life, the main character of the book is affected by the Holocaust as a child, making the plot of the novel a product from Kertész own experiences.
To conclude, I think that the structure and style that a writer uses in a book is a reflection of his own personality, experiences, and ideas. I realized that after linking the characters and the plots of different books with their author's past, showing incredible coincidences.
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