Structure and Narrative technique.

goldball · 09-09-2005, 11:25 AM

Hi people.
I have got a few questions for this novel, The Tenant from Wildfell Hall. What would you say about Anne´s Structure and Narrative technique for this book according to these questions?

• How is the story structured? Chronologically?
• Are there any flashbacks to the past?
• Who is the narrator? Is the story told from a first-person point of view or a third-person point of view, or is it told from an omniscient point of view (by an all-seeing narrator)?

I would be very glad if someone could answer this questions detailed but easily.

Best regards, Mike

ssauve · 01-05-2006, 03:35 PM

Regarding Mike's questions about The Tenant from Wildfell Hall:

The story is told from a first-person point of view. The setting is the narrator telling a friend (his sister's husband) about his life prior to their meeting. The story is told as though it was a narrative included in a series of letters to this friend. Therefore, the novel begins and ends in the present with the entire narrative occurring in the past.

During the narrative we have another flashback that is told via a second narrator. The first (and primary) narrator includes this flashback in his letters, but lets the reader know that the story he is telling is merely copied from someone else's diary. Therefore, the flashback is told from a first-person point of view, but it is the voice of the secondary narrator. Even after this flashback has concluded, we have portions of the narrative told by the secondary narrator via letters written by the primary narrator that he has in his possession.

In this sense, the narrator tells the tale from a first-person point of view, but has the advantage of near-omnisicence since he has access to the first-person accounts of the other primary character in the story (via a diary and letters).

marianaprincess · 02-08-2007, 12:20 AM

hi!!
plzzz i need help with an essay,
has someone read the book "To the Wedding," by John Berger...
if yes, can you tell me
- a summary about it
- literary techniques used
- how Berger uses structure and time?

thankyou!!

09-09-2005, 11:25 AM	#1
goldball Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	Structure and Narrative technique. Hi people. I have got a few questions for this novel, The Tenant from Wildfell Hall. What would you say about Anne´s Structure and Narrative technique for this book according to these questions? • How is the story structured? Chronologically? • Are there any flashbacks to the past? • Who is the narrator? Is the story told from a first-person point of view or a third-person point of view, or is it told from an omniscient point of view (by an all-seeing narrator)? I would be very glad if someone could answer this questions detailed but easily. Best regards, Mike

02-08-2007, 12:20 AM	#3
marianaprincess Mariana Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	To The Wedding hi!! plzzz i need help with an essay, has someone read the book "To the Wedding," by John Berger... if yes, can you tell me - a summary about it - literary techniques used - how Berger uses structure and time? thankyou!!

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01-05-2006, 03:35 PM	#2
ssauve Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	Regarding Mike's questions about The Tenant from Wildfell Hall: The story is told from a first-person point of view. The setting is the narrator telling a friend (his sister's husband) about his life prior to their meeting. The story is told as though it was a narrative included in a series of letters to this friend. Therefore, the novel begins and ends in the present with the entire narrative occurring in the past. During the narrative we have another flashback that is told via a second narrator. The first (and primary) narrator includes this flashback in his letters, but lets the reader know that the story he is telling is merely copied from someone else's diary. Therefore, the flashback is told from a first-person point of view, but it is the voice of the secondary narrator. Even after this flashback has concluded, we have portions of the narrative told by the secondary narrator via letters written by the primary narrator that he has in his possession. In this sense, the narrator tells the tale from a first-person point of view, but has the advantage of near-omnisicence since he has access to the first-person accounts of the other primary character in the story (via a diary and letters).