The construction of prose often depends on certain elements such as characters, theme, setting, plot, perspective and mood. Character is an individual who plays a role in any story. Characterization is the entire process of developing a character. Characters can be people or animals.~ A sequel to the 1876 Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in the 1870s. It begins in St. Petersburg, a fictional city that closely resembles Huckleberry Finn's hometown. Twain. ~ Symbolism. The scarlet letter is rich in symbols. A symbol is, like a metaphor, something that represents or represents something else: an object, a person, even an idea. But the term symbol is. Occam's razor, principle stated by the scholastic philosopher William of Ockham 1285-1347 49 according to which pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate, "the plurality must not be posited without necessity". The principle favors simplicity: of two competing theories, the simplest explanation of an entity is to be preferred.~ Dutch village. Dutch village. Unnamed village of Dutch settlers in New York that is home to Rip Van Winkle, who sleeps in the woods for twenty years and then returns to the village. Rip’s.