Character development creates stories

Recently, I have read a couple Jodi Picoult books and I am extatic at her writing technique. Something about the way she writes stories is absolutely captivating and intrigues me to want to read more of her books. The most predominant thing, and the thing I wish to discuss in this post is her character development. Before reading Jodi picoult I never looked too much into character development. It is extraorinary how Picoult developes her characters throughout her novels, and how it makes so much of a different. In "My Sister's Keeper" Picoult writes each chapter by indivdual characters point of view. By doing this, the reader really feels connected to each character in a different way. They undersatnd what the character is thinking, and this evidently makes the story easy to understand. The smallest details about characters are pointed out, and it helps us realize why the ending that occured did. Another book that is written by Picoult that is very character driven is "Nineteen Minutes". This book is about a school shooting, and the whole book leads up to the trial after the shooting. A surprise ending is a main aspect of this book, but the character development is absolutely cruicial. There are so many different characters, but the reader feels as though the personally know every single one. We feel like we know where the shooter is coming from, and where all the victims are also coming from. Being an impartial third party makes this story very intriging and the characters all become a part of the reader. Overall, Picoult's novel have showed me how important character development is in creating a great story.