1. First Track
Story and Plot
The narrator and his point of view
In a novel the story, which is the chronological sequence of events, can be modified by the organization of the plot: the writer may decide to anticipate or postpone some events, to give emphasis to some facts and consider irrelevant some others.
Since the Augustan Age, most novels have had the name of the protagonist as a title and the readers expect to know his or her life story. They, indeed, will know it, but how is the story told? Which techniques are used? Which role does the narrator play? Who is he?
Click on the names of the authors to look for answers.
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