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People advise to keep description to a minimum, or to make it worthwhile to the audience. I'm talking about description that isn't really necessary/important to the plot but is necessary/important ...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:44:30Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Deus Ex Machina
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2019-12-08T05:44:30Z (about 5 years ago)
People advise to keep description to a minimum, or to make it worthwhile to the audience. I'm talking about description that isn't really necessary/important to the plot but is necessary/important to the characterization of the character (which might make it necessary to the story). For instance, in The Catcher in The Rye, Holden Caulfield describes a lot of stuff that don't really matter other than that his description also tells of his reaction/perception of that stuff, which in turn informs his characterization. Seeing this idea used in TCITR, I'm wondering if characterization could serve as a valid reason to describe otherwise "unimportant" details.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-11-16T11:21:14Z (about 8 years ago)
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