1. “Reading the Novel”

2. Setting Chronological time Novel time Place Objects Environment
Ambience

3. Who is the narrator? First person: Narrator as I
Third Person: he/she (Omniscient, limited omniscient, intrusive, objective - recorder)
Stream of consciousness
Does the author ever intrude?

4. Reliable or unreliable narrators
Should we believe what the narrator tells us?
What makes a narrator unreliable?

5. Plot Order of events: See Dramatic Structure
Exposition (who, what, where, when)
Conflict (problem)
Climax (pivotal point in action)
Resolution ( How it ends up)
Climax
Conflict
Resolution
Expo

6. Characters in novels have more depth
How do we learn about them?
Dialogue
Physical actions
Thoughts or mental actions
Judgment by others
Narrator judgment
Author’s judgment

7. Theme versus Subject Subject: general topic of the book Ex: Marriage
Theme: what we should think about that topic
Ex: Marriage sometimes makes people unhappy

8. Symbolism + Irony Personal + cultural symbols Dramatic Irony
Circumstantial Irony