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With the Keeper’s diary entries, the player gets an opportunity to peek into the mind of their character and see things from his warped perspective. Keeper’s Veil is all about experiencing the world through other characters, rather than typically when it would be through the player character. This sense of the Keeper being, perhaps, less important than the others, perfectly ties into how he is perceived he is being treated; unfairly and cast aside. Spoilers ahead!
Within a character's dialogue, using lots of dashes can create the effect of insanity or a fragmented, erratic thought process, as they indicate sudden shifts in thought and self-interruption. Conveying this sense of disjointedness reflects the character’s turbulent state of mind. This is a technique I learned from reading Edgar Allan Poe who uses dashes a lot in his writing - particularly in ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ that follows a mentally insane protagonist.
Above are two extracts from ‘Keeper’s Diary Entry #2’ that show the use of dashes. The Keeper is interrupting his train of thought with another which reflects his confounding feelings; he feels guilty and paranoid about what he has done, yet, at the same time, doesn’t want to get caught. He is under great stress from these mixed feelings and the use of dashes represents his erratic mind and behaviour.
A semantic field occurs when a group of words with similar meanings or related connotations are used within the same piece of text. Together, these words contribute to a specific atmosphere, theme, or tone. This technique enhances the overall impact of a text by consistently reinforcing the same mood or idea throughout the passage.
The following extracts have been taken from ‘Keeper’s Diary Entry #1’
