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“Reading the Novel”. Setting. Chronological time Novel time Place Objects Environment Ambience. Who is the narrator?. First person: Narrator as I Third Person: he/she (Omniscient, limited omniscient, intrusive, objective - recorder) Stream of consciousness
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Setting • Chronological time • Novel time • Place • Objects • Environment • Ambience
Who is the narrator? • First person: Narrator as I • Third Person: he/she (Omniscient, limited omniscient, intrusive, objective - recorder) • Stream of consciousness • Does the author ever intrude?
Reliable or unreliable narrators • Should we believe what the narrator tells us? • What makes a narrator unreliable?
Plot • Order of events: See Dramatic Structure • Exposition (who, what, where, when) • Conflict (problem) • Climax (pivotal point in action) • Resolution ( How it ends up) Climax Conflict Resolution Expo
Characters in novels have more depth • How do we learn about them? • Dialogue • Physical actions • Thoughts or mental actions • Judgment by others • Narrator judgment • Author’s judgment
Theme versus Subject Subject: general topic of the book Ex: Marriage Theme: what we should think about that topic Ex: Marriage sometimes makes people unhappy
Symbolism+ Irony • Personal + cultural symbols • Dramatic Irony • Circumstantial Irony