Sympathy for Characters in Dream Life and Real Life and The Half-Brothers
The two texts begin very differently, Schreiner, in Dream Life and
Real Life, immediately begins to build a sense of sympathy in the
reader. She begins repetitive use of adjectives like "little" and
"alone". On the other hand, Elizabeth Gaskell, in the Half-Brothers,
is far more implicit, throughout the story, in her use of language to
describe Gregory. She focuses more on the ill treatment of others
toward him; how he is described as "stupid" and "sulky". Gregory
himself speaks very little throughout the story, though in my own
opinion, he is the main character. We feel sympathy for him, and the
verbal abuse he receives from others, as opposed to the obvious
physicality of Jannita's mistreatment in 'Dream Life and Real Life';
"He asked her why her feet were bare, and what the marks on her back
were".
There are however, many similarities between the two texts, and indeed
the two characters. Both are quite alone in the world, having lost
their parents early on in their lives. 'The Half-Brothers' begins with
an account of the birth of Gregory, and the death of his mother, and
preceding it, his father's. Jannita's mother is never mentioned, but
we are told of her father's death very near to the beginning of the
story. As a result of these tragic losses, neither child has anyone to
look after them, and both have to endure the treatment of their
respective 'families'. They are both very vulnerable, and this is an
attribute that becomes very easy for the reader to sympathise with.
Affection for each character is shown in some form, however. Gregory
has a dog, Lassie, whom he looks after, and attends him in his
shepherding duties. The animal is treated just as badly by the others
in the story, as Gregory is, "Partly for its own demerits, partly
because it belonged to Gregory".
Jannita herds angora goats for her masters, and while she is sleeping,
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"... she started pawing and ripping at him with her fingers, scratching his back and face..."