The document introduces the concepts of literary dystopias through examples such as Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four. It then defines 5 key terms for analyzing narrative fiction: the author exists outside the story world as its creator, the narrator conveys the story from inside or outside the world, characters advance the plot through their actions, the narratee receives the story within the world, and the reader exists outside as the audience. The assignment asks students to analyze the narrator and narratee in their assigned text.
16. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative
17. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator:
18. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator)
19. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character:
20. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character: an agent that advances the plot through action, dialogue, or thought
21. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character: an agent that advances the plot through action, dialogue, or thought • Narratee:
22. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character: an agent that advances the plot through action, dialogue, or thought • Narratee: the recipient of the narrative, the “listener”; usually inside of the story world
23. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character: an agent that advances the plot through action, dialogue, or thought • Narratee: the recipient of the narrative, the “listener”; usually inside of the story world • Reader:
24. • Author: always outside of the story world; writer of the narrative • Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Character: an agent that advances the plot through action, dialogue, or thought • Narratee: the recipient of the narrative, the “listener”; usually inside of the story world • Reader: always outside of the story world; receives the narrative
25. •Narrator: conveys or tells the story; sometimes from inside the story world (internal narrator), sometimes outside of the story world (external narrator) • Narratee: the recipient of the narrative, the “listener”; usually inside of the story world