Joe admits he ‘construed’ Clarissa’s narrative but he does not explain how. This absence of explanation is predominantly strange, bearing in mind that a lot of narrative in earlier chapters concerned itself with metafiction. As readers we have to guess how this has been constructed. The impression that Joe has used Clarissa’s diary to create the narrative in the chapter is stood out by the list of events that occur in it. These events appear to be unexpected and unconnected to the other characters, so it deducts from the suspense.
The Virgin Suicides and the Writing Self Usually our voice for telling a story is our own writing self. A person that understands the situation at hand and speaks in a manner relevant to the situation. We don't normally create a separate narrator to make our writing more interesting. We simply write our thoughts and opinions to convey our ideas. But Jeffery Eugenides writing the Virgin Suicides brought out a separate part of himself to narrate for him.
The narrator uses the pronoun "I". Whether the characer is the protagonist or an observer, their vantage point is "inside" the story. Limited Omniscient point of view allows the author to tell the narrative through the eyes, mind and emotions of one character. It differs from first person point of view as the observations are told in the third person, "he" or "she". Omniscient point of view or "all-knowing" allows the author to peer into the hearts and minds of several characters.
With that the reader is left to piece together the meaning of other characters around him. Having someone who is autistic narrate a story affects the outlook of the book as a whole. With the narrator living through the novels events, emotion is a key perk. On the other hand, not everything is given upfront. Readers must pay attention to the story line and associate the factors that relate.
It is often used to represent a moral or religious belief or value. The main idea reoccurring throughout the novel is that people do not have to let their mistakes or circumstances determine who they are or what they become; it is all in how one interprets life. Many symbols may seem as just an ordinary character or coincidental object to some readers, but the symbols have a deeper, underlying meaning as will be explained throughout this research. 1.3 Statement of the Problem As the Scarlet letter is a novel of much symbolism that makes it an allegory, the researcher investigates the following two issues: Firstly, the necessity to study symbolic images in order to help the reader to a better understanding of the meaning of the novel and the message it delivers. Secondly, what are the
Caliban is “vexed,” or irritated, by his discussion with himself about Setebos, but thinks it’s funny that “Could He but know!”(18) or that Setebos remains clueless to Caliban’s inner feelings about him. Caliban refers to Setebos in third person until the second stanza. This gives the reader the impression that Caliban has such a poor opinion of Setebos that he is unworthy of a name. The
Wuthering Heights and Madame Bovary both gain much of their power as novels from the ways in which they use setting to frame the action, create atmosphere and convey meanings. Illustrate and compare the uses of setting in the two novels. (Note: you will need to use some carefully selected quotations from both texts to exemplify your points. Such passages are not included in the word-count.) 3.
Pi tries to show value in storytelling, even convincing that the fictional story is the better story. Despite this achievement, Life of Pi manages to demonstrate the many flaws storytelling can have, including confusing the audience, insulting to the original story, and discrediting the author. Although it could be argued to be beautiful and heartwarming, the story in Life of Pi can be very confusing to the audience trying to interpret it. One example is if someone were trying to determine the actual events of Pi’s survival at sea. Pi presented the audiences with two different stories and, although one does seem more reasonable, he never really clarifies which story is true.
These particulars and patterns have lasting effects. 3. In reading literature, we can make educated guesses about what has been repressed and transformed. STRATEGIES: 1. Attempt to apply a developmental concept to the work, or to the author or characters (e.g., the Oedipus complex, retentiveness, anxiety, gender confusion).
Jane Eyre as Charlotte Brontё’s autobiography It is not unusual for authors to write themselves into their protagonists. Intentionally or not, many authors have written their autobiographies this way. These kinds of autobiographies are usually enriched with elements of fiction and as a rule they are meant to be just made up stories. More often than not, readers view books only on that level, unless they are familiar with the author’s life. A great example of a book being somewhere on the border of fiction and autobiography is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontё.