Narrative Structure and Time in The House of the Spirits
Narrative Structure in *The House of the Spirits*
The House of the Spirits (1982) is a polyphonic text with three narrators: Alba, Esteban Trueba, and a third-person narrator. These narrators can be classified into two types:
Narrator-Characters
Alba Trueba and Esteban Trueba are the two narrators who alternate in the first person to tell the story, offering two different perspectives of the same reality. Some chapters are narrated by Esteban, others by Alba, and some alternate between the two narrative
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Textual Cohesion
Cohesion is a property related to textual expression. It is expressed in the relationships among diverse text elements: pronouns, connectors, etc. Mechanisms that facilitate cohesion include:
- Textual Reference: When a word or phrase refers to something already mentioned in the same text (anaphora) or to something that will appear later (cataphora).
- Ellipsis: When linguistic parts that can be understood from the context are suppressed.
- Lexical Substitution: When a lexical item is substituted
Narrative Style and Language in Literature: An In-Depth Analysis
Narrative Style
The speech responds to the double point of view adopted by the author, who lies on the side of innocent characters and reveals their world through language records to coincide with the speech of such characters. The narrator adopts the language of oral baseline, called oral narrator. On the other hand, we perceive an external narrator to the narrative. This is the narrator-witness, who knows the world that moves the novel. This is a writer who dominates the literary use of language
Read MoreUnderstanding Narrative: Elements, Techniques, and Structure
The Narrative
The narrative is to have facts, real or imagined, that happen to characters in a time and in a specific space. They are told by a narrator in a particular chronological order and from a specific perspective.
Elements of the Narrative
Action
These are the elements that are succeeding and which give rise to history. They must present a logical motive and subsequent processing. The narrative texts tend to have a primary action and other secondary ones.
The Characters
They are responsible for
Read MoreUnderstanding Different Types of Trusts: Discretionary, Express, and More
Understanding Different Types of Trusts
What is a Discretionary Trust?
A discretionary trust allows the trustee to distribute income and principal among beneficiaries or control disbursements to a single beneficiary as they see fit. The settlor delegates discretion to the trustee to decide when and how much income or property is distributed.
What is an Express Private Trust?
An express private trust is created by the settlor during their life or by will for the benefit of specified persons. It can be
Informative Images in Media: Types and Valuation
Informative Images: Types and Valuation
Rating Scales According to Technique
A) Actual moving images of events: These hold the highest valuation as they best capture actions and reflect the event accurately.
B) Photographic stills: These capture only a moment and therefore do not possess the same informational value as moving images, although they still hold informational value.
C) Infographic still or moving images: These are computer-generated images that transform other images. They can appear more
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