Reading the Novel Click the speaker icon for sound
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Setting Chronological time Novel time Place Objects Environment
Ambience
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Who is the narrator? First person: Narrator as I Third Person:
he/she (Omniscient, limited omniscient, intrusive, objective -
recorder) Does the author ever intrude?
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Reliable or unreliable narrators Should we believe what the
narrator tells us? What makes a narrator unreliable?
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Plot Order of events: See Dramatic Structure Exposition (who,
what, where, when) Conflict (problem) Climax (pivotal point in
action) Resolution ( How it ends up) Expo Conflict Resolution
Climax
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Characters in novels have more depth How do we learn about
them? Dialogue Physical actions Thoughts or mental actions Judgment
by others Narrator judgment Authors judgment
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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
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Symbolism + Irony Personal + cultural symbols Dramatic Irony
Circumstantial Irony
