Post #7

Thesis 1: Through the otherwise unimportant writing in his novels C.D. Payne is able to develop his characters in a very thorough and unique manner.

Thesis 2: C.D. Payne's style of writing is unique in the sense that he not only writes to tell a story and develop a character but his writing has a completely different effect on his audience.

Post #6

Since my last thesis post I have finished my second book in the Youth in Revolt series. I enjoy these novels very much so it is not difficult for me to read them at all. Once I start it is very hard for me to even put the book down. In the second book Nick gets a scare and runs away from his "home" because he thinks the FBI caught a scent of his trail. He escapes to LA where he makes some friends and ends up getting a job working for a very rich family on their vacation RV. He travels to Mexico and gets plastic surgery which makes him look like the French actor jean-Paul Belmondo which is Sheeni's (Nick's love interest) favorite actor.

Post #5

As of now it is difficult for me to notice a surprising pattern among the first and second novel. Both novels have the same voice and styles but it is not surprising or worthy of a thesis because they are in the same series. My third book however is going to be a different novel by the same author so as soon as I start reading that I should be able to uncover some thesis-worthy material.

American Author Blog 4

It is hard for me to find very much use of symbolism in any of the books by C.D. Payne. That isn't to say that there isn't any symbolism in the novels I am just unable to really find it. As I mentioned in earlier posts Mr. Payne uses a stylistic type of writing which I like to call the use of big words. He uses large words and complex sentences to not only enhance his characters but make the reader feel that his writing is better than they are thus adding an attitude to his novel. Two other wonderful literary styles that Mr. Payne uses, which I personally love, are sarcasm and cynicism. Take this quote for example, it displays both. "Another fun-filled Sunday in Marin with Dad and Lacey. One of the tragic consequences of divorce is that the kids are legally obligated by the courts to spend a fixed amount of time with their dads." In this quote the sentence "Another fun-filled day in Marin with Dad..." shows sarcasm and the rest of the quote is a perfect example of the characters cynical tone.