A writer usually attempts to create a bond of trust between writer and reader. How and to what extent have at least two writers you have studied been able to elicit your trust?
In Blood Wedding, the author attempts to create a bond between the reader and the bridegroom by showing him as a good, honest man. This contrasts with the image of the bride, who runs away with another man during her wedding, making her look very bad in the readers eyes. She is not nearly as trustworthy as the bridegroom. Same with the mother, who appears to be a little crazy and judgemental.
In Wild Duck, a bond is formed between the reader and Hedvig. She appears to be so innocent, and the reader sympathizes with her because she does not know she is going blind. The reader also trusts Gregers, because he talks of his good intentions throughout the book, so the reader knows he is a good man, even though they do not turn out like they should. Ibsen's methods work very well, because the circumstances he created in the story help portray the extremes of the situation.
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