Event Title
An Analysis of the Narration in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Nursing
Mentor Information
Christine Rydel, rydelc@gvsu.edu
Department
Modern Languages and Literatures
Location
Kirkhof Center 2263
Start Date
13-4-2011 3:00 PM
End Date
13-4-2011 3:30 PM
Keywords
Arts, Philosophy/ Literature
Abstract
This presentation explores the narrative personas of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and how the narration can affect the readers' perception of the illustrated events, characters, and society. It argues that there are two narrative voices; one voice makes opinionated comments directly to the reader and one voice relates the story objectively. The biased narrative persona can influence the readers and the impartial persona allows readers to gather their own conclusions about events, characters, and society. Northanger Abbey demonstrates the importance of the narrator as a character whose voice acts as a mediator between the reader and the action of any story.
An Analysis of the Narration in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
Kirkhof Center 2263
This presentation explores the narrative personas of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and how the narration can affect the readers' perception of the illustrated events, characters, and society. It argues that there are two narrative voices; one voice makes opinionated comments directly to the reader and one voice relates the story objectively. The biased narrative persona can influence the readers and the impartial persona allows readers to gather their own conclusions about events, characters, and society. Northanger Abbey demonstrates the importance of the narrator as a character whose voice acts as a mediator between the reader and the action of any story.