Definition, elements, uses, kinds, example of novel analysis
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- 2. • Novel is an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience, usually through a connected sequence of events involving a group of persons in a specific setting. Novel is the present English word derives from the Latin novella for "new", "news", or "short story of something new”. A novel is a fictional piece of prose usually written in a narrative style. 2
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- 4. 4 Means by which writers present and reveal characters. 1. Direct characterization 2. Indirect characterization
- 5. 5 Dynamic character b. Character Static character Minor character Main character
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- 7. 7 It includes – • The place • the time and period in history • the atmosphere • the clothing • the living conditions • the social climate
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- 13. 13 f. Point of view The perspective from which the story is told.
- 14. 14 Third person omniscient point of view First person point of view Third person point of view
- 15. 15 A symbol represents an idea, quality, or concept larger than itself.
- 16. 16 Themes is the central idea or central message of the story. Theme can be stated directly or implied by the events and actions in the story.
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- 20. Expression of the spirit of its age Agent of change in language and thought 20
- 22. 22 4. Kinds of Novels
- 23. What the writer says directly is totally different than the conveyed meaning at the end. This is divided into two kinds, scilicet: Political and Historical. 23
- 25. About people caught in situations which draw out their own absurdities Can be cruel and have an overall pessimistic view of life Life is exposed as bizarre and irrational Characters are self-obsessed 25
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- 27. Collection of letters or mails to and from people 27
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- 29. Written by female writers Describes the place of women in a male dominated society 29
- 30. 30 A Room of One’s Own(1931) by Virginia woolf
- 31. Combination of horror and romance Utopian but the point about the fantastical world is not to seek perfection but to show the fallacy of seeking perfection 31
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- 33. Events are bizarre, supernatural, and mythical. 33
- 34. 34 Midnight’s Children (1981) by Salman
- 35. 35 Based on the truths of ordinary society and its problems
- 36. 36 Focused on love and relationship topics
- 37. 37 Opposite of romance Involves ideals, themes, and principles which refuse prejudices of the society
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- 41. Literary methods, literary devices, or literary motif is the means authors use to create meaning through language, and that readers use to understand and appreciate their works. 41
- 42. Story that precedes events in the story being told—past events or background that add meaning to current circumstances. 42
- 43. General term for altering time sequences, taking characters back to the beginning of the tale, for instance. 43
- 44. Also called prolepsis, an interjected scene that temporarily jumps the narrative forward in time. Flashforwards often represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future. They may also reveal significant parts of the story that have not yet occurred, but soon will in greater detail. 44
- 45. Hinting of events to occur later 45
- 46. Unexpected change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot. 46
- 47. Virtue ultimately rewarded, or vice punished, by an ironic twist of fate related to the character's own conduct. 47
- 48. Prediction that, by being made, makes itself come true. Example: Legend of Oedipus. 48
- 49. Background narrative that explains the world of the main story. Examples include Mahabharata, Ramayana, Gundam, Doctor Who and The Matrix. 49
- 50. 50 6. Example of Novel Analysis: Diary of a Wimpy Kid– Rodrick Rules
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