2. “Reading the Novel” Click the speaker icon for sound

3. Setting Chronological time Novel time Place Objects Environment Ambience

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

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