The Frame Narrative (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Frame narrative
Frame narrative
Story told within another story, creating layers of narration
Film's frame narrative style
Film's frame narrative style
Straightforward & charming: grandfather reading to sick grandson
Book's frame narrative style
Book's frame narrative style
Complex & layered, makes us question storytelling itself
Goldman's narrator persona
Goldman's narrator persona
Fictional version of himself, approaching 40, mundane life
S. Morgenstern
S. Morgenstern
Fictional author Goldman claims wrote original Princess Bride
Metafiction example in book
Metafiction example in book
Goldman's fictional version of himself as narrator
Main contrast in frame narrative
Main contrast in frame narrative
Mundane adult reality vs. excitement of childhood fantasy
Narrator's belief as child
Narrator's belief as child
Life would follow 'true love and high adventure' path
Purpose of narrator's interruptions
Purpose of narrator's interruptions
Prevent complete absorption in fantasy, remind us it's fiction
What interruptions show about stories
What interruptions show about stories
Stories are constructed, not natural
How stories shape us
How stories shape us
They shape our lives and expectations about reality
Key theme: fantasy vs. reality
Key theme: fantasy vs. reality
Adventure story contrasts with boring everyday life
What The Princess Bride becomes
What The Princess Bride becomes
Meditation on storytelling & our relationship with stories