5.3 Writer's Workshop: Literary Essay

Outsider's essay

Describing Relationships

Part B:  Listed below are different types of relationshipsDetermine which type of relationship two characters in your book share. Think about whether they would be considered positive or negative.

Parent/Child           

Friends           

Neighbours 

Peers    

Bully/Victim    

Employer/Employee

Siblings

Enemies

Co-workers

Government/Citizens

Hero/Rescued

Mentor/Student

Choose an adjective that describes that relationship.  The list below may be helpful, but it's not exhaustive. 

Positive  Negative

Supportive

Nurturing

Kind

Comforting

Loving

Humorous

Helpful

Motivating/Inspiring

Competitive

Guiding

Respectful

Inseparable

Cruel

Neglectful

Abusive

Competitive

Authoritarian

Distant

Fragile

Broken

Loveless

Tense

Unstable

Unhealthy

Remember, a fictional world would collapse if not for the networks of people and creatures who hold it up.