Narratology
A critical approach studying how narrative works—narrative voice, point of view, time, plot structure, and how these elements create meaning. Narratology treats narrative as a system of techniques rather than transparent communication.
Real World
In 'The Remains of the Day', Kazuo Ishiguro uses a first-person unreliable narrator whose careful, deferential tone consistently contradicts the emotional devastation the events he recounts actually represent — a gap that narratology helps us name and analyse.
Exam Focus
Distinguish clearly between author, narrator, and character; conflating them is one of the most penalised errors in narrative analysis questions.
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