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This 4 page paper discusses some of the narrative techniques Jane Austen uses in her classic novel “Pride and Prejudice.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Prejudice. Discussion In the most basic terms, an authors choices are among first, second and third person narrators, though there are subtle distinctions within each of these categories. A first
person narrator is the "I" in the story: "I opened the door slowly." The third person narrator is the person standing outside the story and telling it to the reader;
he or she reports on all the events. If the narrator is third person omniscient, then he knows everything each character is doing, thinking and feeling at every moment. This
is actually the way most stories are told: "He felt lousy and swore never to touch the stuff again, especially when he saw the acid green walls of the murder
scene." Second person is "you": "You walk into the hall and open the door, hoping the blood has been cleaned up. Youll never forget how you felt when you heard
the news." Second person is awkward, and very difficult to sustain for any length of time. First person is limiting, because the narrator can only share what the character knows.
For these reasons, most writers write in third person, as does Jane Austen. In the scene under discussion, Mr. Collins is saying goodbye to Elizabeth Bennett and Maria Lucas, who
have been staying with him and his wife for six weeks. Mrs. Collins is Elizabeths sister, whom she misses; Elizabeth also thinks Mr. Collins is a dreadful bore, but she
hides it well for the sake of her sister, who seems to be happy. When the scene opens, it is Mr. Collins who is speaking but the narration is in
the third person; the speaker is telling us the story and she knows everything that happens or will happen. She understands the characters and their feelings, which is why she
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