It's set mostly in Willesden Green, a diverse part of Northwest London, where Smith was raised, and, though I can't say for sure, having never been there, the novel and its characters have an air of authenticity that leads me to believe she hit the nail on the head.
However, there are few studies that have been discussed the sense of authenticity and characters in scene and how students interact with the characters involved in the task.
The aging of the characters also provided a level of authenticity that we don't normally see in coming-of-age stories, which are often hobbled by bad latex makeup or several actors playing one character.
"In this moment of McCain, in this day of authenticity and character and personality driving much of the presidential race, can HILLARY wipe out the CLINTON in her life?" wonders Paul Costello, a crisis-management expert who worked as a press secretary for both Rosalynn Carter and Kitty Dukakis.
He specialized in discovering unknown actors who would inject a jolt of authenticity into character roles.
She instead used her knowledge of Chinese style and gestures to imbue the character with a greater degree of authenticity.
Bell plays a very unlikable "ex-trophy wife" character, so for the sake of authenticity, the actress believed she should have larger breasts to give the appearance of implants.
Most of the actors wore their own clothes and wrote some of their characters' dialogue to maintain a sense of authenticity.
But, I know I've reached the point of authenticity when the characters act the same whether the camera is on or not, and that is the point at which I start to put together their story.
In fact, I was just re-watching High Hopes and Secret & Lies... and the nakedness of his characters; the authenticity that can comes with big drama.
