Analysis of the first chapter ZANABONI FEDERICA 5A POSSESSION - a romance -

THE FUNCTION OF THE FIRST CHAPTER The function of the first chapter is to introduce the story and to present some characters

CHARACTERS Randolph Henry Ash Roland Michell His characterization is made up from what he does, from his behaviour and from is feelings His characterization in made up from his letters - Literary researcher - - Victorian Poet -

SETTING September 1986, London Library QUOTATIONS Randolph Henry Ash, The Garden of Proserpina Ash’s Complete Works Ash’s Gods, Men and Heroes Ash’s Complete Correspondence The Grecian Way of love Pranks of Priapus Vico’s Principi di Scienza nuova

NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE Narrator: Omniscient narrator –He knows what characters feel and think Style: Telling –The events are filtered through narrator’s eyes