Fragmented narrative
A narrative structure that is deliberately broken, non-linear, or discontinuous, presented in fragments rather than chronological or coherent order. Fragmentation can mirror psychological states, trauma, or the modernist sense of fractured reality.
Real World
In Pat Barker's Regeneration, the fragmented structure — shifting between therapy sessions, battlefield memories, and hospital life — mirrors the shattered psychological states of shell-shocked soldiers at Craiglockhart.
Exam Focus
Link the fragmented form explicitly to its thematic purpose — explain what the broken structure itself communicates.
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