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.

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Apr 13th, 3:00 PM Apr 13th, 3:30 PM

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.